602-2 E. TRANSFER OF RESOURCES
Households whose members (including excluded household members) have knowingly transferred resources for the purpose of qualifying or attempting to qualify for SNAP shall be disqualified for up to one year from the discovery of the transfer. The disqualification applies if resources were transferred in the three-month period prior to application, or any time during the certification period to prevent the household from exceeding the maximum resource limit.
1. Transfers not Resulting in Disqualification
Eligibility for the program will not be affected by transfer of resources when:
Exempt resources and other resources which when added to all other countable assets would not have resulted in the household exceeding the maximum allowable limit;
Resources were sold or traded at or near fair market value;
Resources were transferred between members of the same household;
Resources were transferred for a reason other than attempting to qualify for SNAP.
The length of the disqualification period is based on the amount the assets would have exceeded the resource limit if the transfer had not occurred.
Example:
A household, with $700 in the bank,
transferred ownership of a piece of property with an equity value of $3000.
The countable value of the transferred resource is $3000. Adding
the $3000 transferred value to the $700 in the bank makes a resource balance
of $3700, $1450 over the $2250 limit. This household is disqualified
for six months.
The following chart is used to determine the period of disqualification:
Amount in Excess of the Resource Limit |
Period of Disqualification |
$ 0 - 249.99 |
1 Month |
250 - 999.99 |
3 Months |
1,000 - 2,999.99 |
6 Months |
3,000 - 4,999.99 |
9 Months |
5,000 - and up |
12 Months |
3. Disqualification Procedures
In the event that a caseworker establishes that a household knowingly transferred resources in order to qualify for SNAP benefits, one of the following two procedures is applicable:
For Applicant Households:
Send the household a notice of denial explaining the cause and length of the disqualification period that shall begin effective with the month of application.
For Participating Households:
Send the household a notice of adverse action explaining the cause and length of the disqualification. It is effective with the first allotment that would have been issued after the adverse notice period expires, unless a fair hearing is requested.
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