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Immigrants

Nutrition Benefits and Public Charge: Effect on Immigration Status.
Table: State Funded Programs for Legal Immigrants. (Quarterly Data)
SNAP Policy on Immigrants  
Implementing Alien Provisions of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998. 
Memo - Guidance on State Option SNAP. State Funded Program for Non-Citizens. Dated Aug. 8, 1997. Links to Guidance on State Option SNAP.
SNAP Memo: Use of Quarters of Coverage History System (QCHS). Extends to July 1, 1997 deadline to start using SSA Quarters of Coverage History System to decide if legal resident aliens qualify for food stamps. 
SNAP - Immigrant Eligibility - Verfication of Work History. 
Memo on Murray-Gorton Amendment -- H.R. 1871 (Public Law 105-18) attached. Memo contains FNS guidance on issuance of benefits to persons ineligible for SNAP benefits due to the time limits or non-citizen restrictions in 1996 welfare reform legislation.
SNAP-Immigrant Eligibility-Guidelines for Making Determinations Based on Work History. Memo transmitted SSA's guidance on determining whether immigrants have 40 qualifying quarters of work.
SNAP - Immigrant Eligibility - Implementation of Interpretation of the Qualifying Quarters of Work Provision of Pub. Law 104-193.
961024.htm, Memorandum Clarifying Immigrants' Eligibility for SNAP benefits.
961002.htm, Letter to State Commissioners on Changes to Immigrants' SNAP Certification Requirements.
961018.htm, Guidance to State Welfare Commissioners for Implementing Noncitizen Provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 

 

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