SR 18-10 Dated 04/18 |
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION – DIVISION OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING STABILITY (DEHS)
FROM OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DEHS: |
Mark Jewell |
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DEHS SIGNATURE DATE: |
4/24/18 |
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AT (OFFICE): |
Division of Economic and Housing Stability (DEHS) |
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TO: |
District Office Supervisors |
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SUBJECT: |
Exclusion of Burial Funds as a Countable Resource in Determining Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). |
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RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE: |
April 9, 2018 |
SUMMARY
This SR releases the exclusion of burial funds as a countable resource in determining eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as Food Stamps. This policy change removes the $1,500 maximum exclusion per burial fund for each AG (Assistance Group) member.
FORMER POLICY |
NEW POLICY |
For Food Stamps the first $1,500 of one burial fund’s value is an excludable resource for each AG member. Any amount in excess of $1,500 is counted toward the resource limit. |
For SNAP eligibility, all burial funds will be excluded from AG resources regardless of accessibility or value. |
POLICY
Effective April 9, 2018, burial fund values are excluded in determining eligibility for SNAP benefits.
Exclude the value of all burial funds in the calculation of resources for SNAP eligibility.
There is no change in policy for the treatment of burial funds for programs other than SNAP.
NEW HEIGHTS & NH EASY SYSTEMS PROCEDURES AND IMPLEMENTATION
New HEIGHTS has been programmed to exclude the entire value of burial funds from resources when calculating SNAP eligibility, beginning April 9, 2018. A System Alert was distributed on April 9, 2018.
POLICY MANUAL REVISIONS
Revised Food Stamp Manual Topics
PART 409 COMMON TYPES OF RESOURCES: BURIAL FUND
IMPLEMENTATION
The policy change released in this SR is effective April 9, 2018.
CLIENT NOTIFICATION
No special client notification is planned or needed.
TRAINING
No special training is planned or needed.
DISPOSITION
This SR may be destroyed or deleted after its contents have been noted and the revised manual topics released by this SR have been posted to the On-line manuals.
DISTRIBUTION
This SR will be distributed according to the electronic distribution list for BFA policy releases. This SR, and revised On-Line Manuals, will be available for agency staff in the On-Line Manual Library, and for public access on the Internet at www.dhhs.nh.gov/dfa/publications.htm, effective May 25, 2018. Additionally, this SR, and printed pages with posting instructions, will be distributed under separate cover to all internal hard copy holders of the Food Stamp Manuals.
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