Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Social Services
 
Board
State Board of Social Services
 
chapter
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [22 VAC 40 ‑ 601]
Action Revise Guidelines for Counting Income Toward SNAP Eligibility
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 8/31/2011
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8/10/11  8:10 am
Commenter: K.L. Boksan, Frederick Co. DSS

Non-citizen income
 

Income should be counted the same whether a citizen or non-citizen.  As the regulation is written in Virginia, it discriminates against the household that is comprised of all citizens.  That is not right nor fair.  Other states do not subscribe to this thinking.  If the household is over the gross limit for its size, it is ineligible for benefits -  proration is not an option.  That regulation should be changed.

CommentID: 17749