Cherokee Nation
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- Website: Summer EBT Program
- Hotline: 539-234-3265 or 800-256-0671 ext. 5275
- Email: wicsebtc@cherokee.org
FNS will not allow states to adjust adverse action requirements. States would have been allowed to suspend termination of cases and/or reducing benefit levels when cases should have been terminated or benefits reduced.
FNS will not allow the state to adjust the signature requirements to allow community partners to sign and submit SNAP applications without a signature from an applicant or authorized representative in order to establish a filing date for SNAP.
FNS will allow states to temporarily suspend issuance of replacement card notices due to office closures and mandated remote work. At the conclusion of this waiver period, the state agency will send the delayed notices to affected households.
This waiver allows state agencies to extend the timeframe for the full ADH process to a maximum of 180 days from the time of the hearing notification, and the potential postponement period up to 60 days.
FNS will allow the state agency to extend the timeframe for an individual to participate in SNAP after having established good cause for failure to provide a Social Security Number (SSN) for up to an additional 3 months, to address COVID-19-related closures of Social Security Administration offices.
FNS will not allow states to exclude unearned income when determining eligibility and allotments.
FNS will permit states to allow certain community partners and advocates to sign an application as an authorized representative of a household based on the household's verbal assent.
FNS is denying requests from states that seek to adjust SNAP eligibility requirements by waiving restrictions on students’ eligibility.