Manual

Change

Section/Item

Rule Change (may not be updated immediately)

Counting Client Assets

Added a note to the Foster Care Payment item that discusses guardianship assistance issued by SCF.

B.26

N/A

Policy regarding the exclusion of one motor vehicle per household has been removed.

B.43

461-145-0350

Clarified policy on Real Property.

B.52

461-145-0420

Clarified policy regarding administrative costs for Trusts.

B.67

461-145-0540

Food Stamps

A new group was added to categorical eligibility.

D.1

Glossary

461-135-0505

Added policy on provisional certification for certain noncitizens.

D.9

461-120-0125

Corrected information on counting income for FS JOBS Plus.

D.18

N/A

Changed the title from "Special Circumstances" to Nonstandard Living Arrangement.

E.19

N/A

Changed the standard deduction to $134.

E.12

E.21

461-160-0430

Removed policy regarding the standard medical deduction.

E.13

E.21

FS WG-2

461-160-0415

Policy regarding the exclusion of one motor vehicle per household has been removed.

FS WG-1

461-145-0350

General

Assistance

Change to eligibility criteria for GA service clients.

D.12

461-125-0510

Generic Program Elements

Rules should be cited for FS decision notices.

D.1

N/A

Added information to the definition of "Value".

K.1

461-135-0832

OHP

Clarification regarding CAWEM eligibility.

D.2

D.3

N/A

Clarifies that infants under the age of one year with household income between 133% and 170% of the FPL should be coded as OHP-HPP.

D.6

D.11

D.12

E.7

N/A

OSIP

Annual COLA increase

E.2

E.8

HUD Standards

461-155-0250

461-155-0270

461-155-0300

461-160-0580

QMB

Late entry

SMP amount increased to $3.09.

A

D.6

WG-1

WG-2

N/A

Worker Guide

Revised the noncitizen chart to support the policy change for noncitizens who were granted political asylum.

D.1

461-135-0900

Standards charts updated

E.5

Various