The Food Assistance program is an assistance program that provides food to low and no income households. Benefits are distributed using cards or coupons which can be used to purchase food for human consumption. These stamps can be used to purchase any prepackaged edible foods regardless of nutritional value.
Cúram Income Support Food Assistance provides eligibility determination for households based on financial and non-financial factors. The information required to determine program eligibility is captured as evidence. This evidence is assessed against a set of business rules to determine whether or not the household is eligible for Food Assistance.
Food Assistance eligibility is determined based on a number of factors:
The Non Financial rules are used to determine if a household member satisfies the non financial requirements of the state before proceeding with program eligibility.
The Assistance Unit Determination rules are used to determine who should be included, excluded or not included in the assistance unit for Food Stamps coverage.
The Program Rules determine if a household member satisfies program requirements. If these rules are not satisfied the household member or their household could be determined to be ineligible for food assistance.
The Financial Rules determine the household's total resources and total income less expenses and deductions. The rules compare the household's resource and income total to the limits imposed by the state to see if the household is eligible based on their financials. The rules also determine the benefit amount the household is entitled to.