OAR 461-140-0263: Loss of Eligibility Due to Lottery or Gambling Winnings, SNAP

In the SNAP Program: (1) A filing group (see OAR 461-110-0370) shall immediately lose SNAP benefit eligibility (see OAR 461-001-0000), and be sent proper decision notice (see OAR 461-001-0000), due to lottery or gambling winnings when an individual in the filing group , through a single lottery or gambling game: (a) Wins a cash prize, and (b) The amount of the winnings, before taxes or other amounts are withheld, is equal to or in excess of the resource limit listed under subsection (6)(a) of OAR 461-160-0015. (2) A filing group that loses SNAP benefit eligibility (see OAR 461-001-0000) under section (1) of this rule is not eligible for SNAP benefits , or to have SNAP eligibility determined using categorical eligibility, until they meet financial eligibility under the following SNAP resource and income requirements (see OAR 461-160-0400): (a) Resources must be below the resource limit set under OAR 461-160-0015, (b) Countable income (see OARs 461-001-0000 and 461-140-0010) must be below the countable income limit set at 130 percent of the federal poverty level under OAR 461-155-0180, except for a financial group (see OAR 461-110-0530) that includes an individual who is elderly (see OAR 461-001-0015) or has a disability (see OAR 461-001-0015), and (c) Adjusted income (see OAR 461-001-0000) must be below the adjusted income limit set at 100 percent of the federal poverty level under OAR 461-155-0180. (d) This provision applies to all types of categorical eligibility (see OAR 461-135-0505).