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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 7000 7500 Step 2 - Gross Income Eligibility 7511 Countable Income

Countable Unearned Income (in alphabetical order) Reference Allotments SNAP 5702 Annuities/annual lottery payments SNAP 5703 Child support/alimony payments SNAP 5704 Contributions SNAP 5705 Diverted payments SNAP 5706 Educational benefits – All Title IV and BIA Educational income is excluded. Other income is excluded to the extent earmarked or used for educational costs. SNAP 5707 SNAP 1622.7 Foster care payments SNAP 5708 Gifts (monetary) – Some gifts will be excluded as irregular income of a lump sum payment. SNAP 5709 Installment contracts SNAP 5710 Interest, dividends, and royalties SNAP 5711 Loans – Limited to personal loan for which no repayment is planned. SNAP 5408 Pensions SNAP 5712 Railroad retirement payments SNAP 5713 Reimbursements – Limited to the amount the reimbursement exceeds the actual expense or to reimbursements for normal living expenses. SNAP 5714 Rental income – Exclude the costs of producing the rental income. SNAP 5715 Severance pay – Limited to severance pay designated to be paid in installment rather than as a lump sum. SNAP 5716 Sick pay/maternity benefits – When paid by an insurance company to an individual. SNAP 5717 Social Security benefits (SSA) SNAP 5718 Strike benefits SNAP 5719 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SNAP 5720 Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) SNAP 5701 Unemployment Insurance benefits (UI) SNAP 5721 Veterans Assistance benefits (VA) SNAP 5723 Workman’s Compensation benefits SNAP 5724