Definitions P – Z

(b) “Probation and parole violators” means individuals who are violating a condition of probation or parole under federal or state law.

(c) "Questionable" means any written or oral statement by an applicant or recipient, which is inconsistent with other statements made by the same individual, inconsistent with information provided on current or past applications for assistance, or inconsistent with information received by the department from other sources.

(d) “Recipient identification number (RID)” means a number assigned to an individual who is currently receiving benefits or was previously receiving benefits.

(e) “Significant changes” means changes in sources or amounts of earned or unearned income which are:

(1) Expected to continue into the future ; or

(2) Short-term, but will last long enough to affect at least one issuance of SNAP benefits.

(f) “Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) account” means the EBT account established by the department into which SNAP benefits are deposited for the purpose of purchasing SNAP eligible items, as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.

(g) “Standard utility allowance (SUA)” means standard utility amounts that are used in place of actual costs in determining household excess shelter deductions.

(h) "Verification" means the use of third party documentation or third party information to establish the accuracy of statements by an individual to the department.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for He-W 700) #5133, eff 5-2-91; ss by #6507, INTERIM, eff 5-1-97, EXPIRES: 8-29-97; ss by #6549, eff 8-1-97; ss by #6672, eff 1-26-98; ss by #8546, eff 1-24-06; ss by #10514, eff 1-24-14; ss by #13699, eff 7-25-23; ss by #14082, eff 10-1-24