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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 5000 5700 Unearned Income 5719 Strike Benefits

5719 Strike Benefits SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Strike benefits are payments by a labor union to a member as a result of a strike. See SNAP 1730. 5720 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SNAP Manual 01/01/00 SSI is a federally administered cash assistance program for age 60 or older, blind or individual with disability with little or no income or resources. SSI is paid on a monthly basis. SSI payments are counted as unearned income. A full description of the SSI program may be found in the Unearned Income Appendix. Under a PASS (Plans for Achieving Self-Support) any blind or disabled SSI claimant or recipient may set aside income for a work goal such as education, vocational training, work-related equipment or starting a business. Monies set aside under a PASS are excluded as income and as a resource in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. See SNAP 4450, item 12, for the resource exclusion provisions. See SNAP 5405, item 18, for the income exclusion provisions. SNAP benefits will not be increased when a household’s SSI benefits are reduced, terminated or suspended due to an intentional failure to comply with SSI Program rules. See SNAP 12110. 5721 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Unemployment insurance is defined as compensation to an unemployed worker in the form of a sum of money paid at regular intervals by a union, employer, or government agency. UI benefits are counted as unearned income. For a full explanation of Unemployment Compensation benefits, see the Unearned Income Appendix.

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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 5000 5700 Unearned Income 5719 Strike Benefits

5719 Strike Benefits SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Strike benefits are payments by a labor union to a member as a result of a strike. See SNAP 1730. 5720 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SNAP Manual 01/01/00 SSI is a federally administered cash assistance program for age 60 or older, blind or individual with disability with little or no income or resources. SSI is paid on a monthly basis. SSI payments are counted as unearned income. A full description of the SSI program may be found in the Unearned Income Appendix. Under a PASS (Plans for Achieving Self-Support) any blind or disabled SSI claimant or recipient may set aside income for a work goal such as education, vocational training, work-related equipment or starting a business. Monies set aside under a PASS are excluded as income and as a resource in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. See SNAP 4450, item 12, for the resource exclusion provisions. See SNAP 5405, item 18, for the income exclusion provisions. SNAP benefits will not be increased when a household’s SSI benefits are reduced, terminated or suspended due to an intentional failure to comply with SSI Program rules. See SNAP 12110. 5721 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Unemployment insurance is defined as compensation to an unemployed worker in the form of a sum of money paid at regular intervals by a union, employer, or government agency. UI benefits are counted as unearned income. For a full explanation of Unemployment Compensation benefits, see the Unearned Income Appendix.