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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 5000 5700 Unearned Income 5702 Allotments

5702 Allotments SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Allotments are monthly payments received by a dependent of a member of the armed forces (e.g. Army, Air Force, Marines). Allotments are deducted from the military pay and sent directly to the dependent on a monthly basis. Allotments are considered unearned income.

5703 Annuities/Annual Lottery Payments SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Annuities are counted as unearned income. Lottery winnings received on a one-time basis are considered a resource in the month received. Lottery winnings paid over several years are counted as unearned income. Annuities and lottery winnings paid annually will be averaged over a 12-month period of time. Annuities and lottery winnings received less often than annually may either be counted in the month received or averaged over the certification period.

5704 Child Support/Alimony Payments SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Alimony payments made directly to the household from someone outside the household are counted as unearned income. Child support payments made directly to a household member from someone outside the household are unearned income. This includes payments made voluntarily by the absent parent, as well as payments ordered by a court. When child support payments are directed through a court, the entire gross amount collected is as unearned income. Collection fees, postage expenses or other fees charged by the court are neither deducted nor excluded from the child support payment. When child support is received sporadically by individuals not receiving TEA, the worker must try to establish some pattern of payment. If a pattern of payment can be established, the payment will be averaged forward over the period of intended use. For example, if a $100 child support payment is received every other month, $50 per month will be counted as income. When the payments are so sporadic that receipt cannot be reasonably anticipated, no child support will be included in the SNAP budget. Households receiving sporadic child support payments must be carefully instructed to report the receipt of child support payments in a