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Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2008-0016 FSP-Policy Clarification: Deduction Language on Application and Reported Changes

This memo address under what circumstances a state agency may disallow a deduction based on failure to report or verify expenses.

02/25/2008
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0046 Treatment of gift cards for Food Stamp purposes

FSP legislative and regulatory provisions do not, either directly or indirectly, address the treatment of gift cards for program purposes. While these rules can potentially be interpreted to count gift cards as a resource, we believe this would be inadvisable since attempts to verify the existence and value of the cards during the certification process would be extremely difficult, problematic and subject to error.

09/11/2006
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2005-0045 Budgeting Drug Expenses Under the Medicare Drug Discount Card and the New Medicare Drug Program (Part D)

Attached are 18 Questions and Answers about the drug expenses of Food Stamp clients who also receive Medicare. The Questions and Answers concern the phasing out of the Drug Discount Card, Medicare’s implementation of the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and Food Stamp Quality Control. We have developed this guidance in consultation with our federal partners.

10/26/2005
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2005-0042 FSP - Policy Clarification: Deduction Language on Application and Reported Changes

Memo regarding confusion about the proper way to handle a situation involving a Food Stamp Program participant who receives an increase in benefits after reporting an increase in a deductible expense but subsequently fails to verify that increase in deductible expense.

10/17/2005
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2005-0009 Income Excluded by Federal Law—Disaster Unemployment Assistance

PL 100-707 authorizes the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to pay Disaster Unemployment Assistance to any individual unemployed as a result of a major disaster.

02/25/2005
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2001-0006 Update on the Department of Defense Subsistence Supplemental Allowance for Members of the Armed Forces

Update on the Department of Defense (DoD) Subsistence Supplemental Allowance for Members of the Armed Forces

03/29/2001
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2000-0014 TANF Vehicle Rules for the Food Stamp Program

The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2001 increases the maximum excess shelter expense deduction and allows sates to substitute their TANF vehicle rules for the food stamp vehicle rules where doing so would result in a lower attribution of resources to food stamp households.

10/28/2000
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2000-0002 Census Demonstration

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise you of our decision to offer state agencies the opportunity to participate in a demonstration project to exclude the income of temporary census employees.

02/04/2000
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