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of months covered by the income. Any draws or wages received in advance of the contractual earnings are treated as earned income in the month of receipt.

The months covered by the contractual income are the months in which the employee is actually working under the terms of the contract.

4080-2 B. ACCEPTABLE VERIFICATION OF EARNEDINCOME (EXCLUDING SELF-EMPLOYMENT) Acceptable Verification of Wages, Advanced Wages, Leave Cash Out, Irregular income and Seasonal income include, but are not limited to:

1. A statement signed and dated bythe employer;

2. An employer’s wage record;

3. All pay stubs from employment for the full two (2) most current months. This may be the month the application is received and the month prior or the two (2) months prior to the month the application was received depending on the parent’s employment and/or pay frequency and when the application wassubmitted;

4. Family’s last year’s tax filing for Seasonal Income;

5. Military Leave and Earnings Statements (LES); or

6. A collateral contact with the employer or other personauthorized by the employer to verify payrollinformation.

An Employment Statement CC36 form can be used for wage verification at initial application or if there is a reported job change. During subsequent evaluations of eligibility, the family must provide pay stubs from their employer to verify their actual earnings.

4080-2 C. METHODS FOR CALCULATING EARNED INCOME The family’s financial eligibility is based on a calculated estimate of their prospective monthly countable income. The two (2) methods used to calculate income are:

1. Projecting Monthly Income