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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 5000 5500 Included Income 5512 Wages and Salaries

Money provided in advance by an employer for expenses which will be incurred during the course of the job will be considered a reimbursement. See SNAP 5411. 5512.1 Odd Job Income SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Odd job income includes earnings mowing lawns, raking leaves, unloading trucks, sweeping sidewalks, collecting and selling cans, etc. (This will not include income of less than $30 in a three-month period that is received too infrequently or too irregularly to be reasonably anticipated.) In most instances, income from odd jobs will be treated as self- employment income. The worker will obtain a gross monthly income figure, will exclude any expenses (e.g. gas for a lawn mower) and will allow the earned income deduction. See SNAP 6200 for an explanation of the earned income deduction. To obtain the gross monthly income from odd jobs, the county office worker will: • Obtain an average figure using the actual income from odd jobs for at least the last two month period; or • Anticipate the household’s income from odd jobs based upon the household’s income for any previous months along with the household’s statements regarding any anticipated changes; or • Base the anticipated income upon the statements of collateral contacts; or • Use some other reasonable method of determining the monthly income. The worker must document exactly how the household’s gross monthly income from odd jobs was determined. If any expenses are excluded, these must be fully documented. This includes the type of expense, the amount excluded, and any verification obtained. If any of the household members is capable of maintaining a record of the income from odd jobs, the worker will request that such records be maintained to be used as income verification. (This is not a requirement. Even if a member of the household appears capable of maintaining a record of odd job income, the household’s application will not be denied for failure to produce such a record.) If a member routinely does odd jobs for the same person or persons, odd job income may be verified through collateral contact with these people. If no verification of odd job income can be obtained, the household will be interviewed regarding the odd job income, and the household’s statements regarding this income will be accepted.