SNAP BENEFITS-VETERANS, the official text

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1   AN ACT concerning public aid.

2   Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4   Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by

5 changing Section 12-4.13a as follows:

6   (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13a)

7   Sec. 12-4.13a. Gross income eligibility standard; SNAP.

8   (a) Subject to federal approval if required, a household

9 that includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be

10 considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition

11 Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such

12 household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty

13 guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the

14 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the

15 authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not

16 include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be

17 considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition

18 Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such

19 household is at or below 165% of those nonfarm income poverty

20 guidelines.

21  (b) Subject to federal approval, if required, and federal

22 funding, a household that includes one or more veterans or

23 members of the armed forces shall be considered categorically
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1 eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

2 benefits if the gross income of such a household is at or below

3 200% of the nonfarm income poverty guidelines. Nothing in this

4 subsection shall be construed to create an obligation on the

5 part of the Department of Human Services to allocate or

6 provide SNAP benefits through the use of State funds.

7   As used in this subsection:

8   "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United

9 States, including a member of any reserve component or

10 National Guard unit.

11  "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed

12 forces and was discharged or separated under honorable

13 conditions.

14 (Source: P.A. 99-170, eff. 1-1-16.)