Who cannot be categorically eligible for SNAP?
A person is not considered categorically eligible if they are disqualified from receiving SNAP due to serving a SNAP program IPV (GP C.5) or if the head of household is disqualified for failure to comply with OFSET (SNAP D.20) requirements. In addition, categorical eligibility does not end SNAP disqualification. When one of these persons cannot be categorically eligible, the case must not be coded as categorically eligible on the computer. F SEE CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY EXAMPLES (SNAP E.8 EXAMPLES). • How long is a household categorically eligible? Households determined categorically eligible due to household income less than 185 percent of FPL and the receipt of the pamphlet on TANF information and referral services are categorically eligible for the entire certification period unless an OFSET (SNAP D.20) or IPV (GP C.5) disqualification is applied or a change in circumstances is reported indicating the income exceeds 185 percent of FPL (SNAP E.1). If categorical eligibility is based o
