The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Bureau of Fraud Prevention and Prosecution will update the Disqualified Recipient System (DQRS) for a person who is to be disqualified for an intentional program violation. The terms of the disqualification must be entered by the County Assistance Office (CAO) in the automated system.
The CAO must not count the following disqualified persons when determining the household size, resource limit, benefit level, or the gross and net income eligibility limits:
A fleeing felon;
A probation or parole violator being actively sought (see Chapter 503 Appendix B for more details);
An intentional program violator; or
A work requirement non-compliant individual
The CAO must include all countable resources of the disqualified person when determining household eligibility.
The CAO must include all countable income of the disqualified persons when determining household eligibility.
The CAO must include allowable deductions (standard, earned income, medical, dependent care, child support, and excess shelter) for all household members, including the ineligible member, in the computation for the household.
If the person is disqualified during the certification period, the CAO will:
Exclude the ineligible person from SNAP and reduce or terminate benefits for the remaining household members.
Confirm benefits are not increased because of the ineligible person’s exclusion.
Issue an "Advance Notice of Adverse Action" (PA/FS 162-A) to the household.
For households that continue to receive benefits, set a control to remove the SNAP exclusion for the ineligible person for the month following the final month of the disqualification period.
The intentional program violation household may request a fair hearing unless it has already had a hearing on the benefit amount as part of the Administrative Disqualification process. (see Supplemental Handbook Chapter 910.7).
If the household is receiving benefits when the disqualification period ends, the disqualified member becomes eligible and must be added to the household the month after the final month of ineligibility.
Since the end of the disqualification period is known to the CAO, the household is not required to report this change. The member and all the member’s income and resources are added prospectively. (see Chapter 567) .
Updated April 8, 2026, replacing August 16, 2023