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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 7000 7500 Step 2 - Gross Income Eligibility 7513 Weekly and Bi Weekly Income Conversion Factors
EXAMPLE: Mrs. Miller receives unemployment benefits of $100 per week. To convert this to a monthly amount, $100 will be multiplied by 4.334. $100 x 4.334 = $433.40 rounded to $433. The monthly income from unemployment is $433. To convert weekly income which varies from week to week, the following steps will be completed. Step 1: Unrounded weekly gross income amounts will be added together. Step 2: The resulting figure will be divided by four or by five as appropriate to obtain a weekly average. The weekly average will not be rounded. Step 3: The unrounded weekly average will be multiplied by 4.334. The resulting figure will be rounded up or down to the nearest dollar. EXAMPLE: Mrs. Miller receives child support. The last four weekly amounts received were $40, $50, $50 and $40. Mrs. Miller states this represents the amount of child support normally received in a month. To convert this income, complete the following calculations - $40 + $50 + $50 + $40 = $180 ¸ 4 = $45 x 4.334 = $195.03 rounded to $195. The monthly income from child support is $195. 7513.2 Bi-Weekly Income - Conversion Factor 2.167 SNAP Manual 7/01/98 Bi-weekly income is income received every other week. Semi-monthly income is received only twice per month. See SNAP 7514 for instructions on handling semi-monthly income.. Bi-weekly income must be converted to a monthly amount using the conversion factor 2.167 when a full month’s income has been received or is anticipated. To convert bi-weekly income which does not vary, the unrounded amount will be multiplied by 2.167. EXAMPLE: Every other week Mr. Scott receives a worker’s compensation check in the amount of $275.25. To convert this income - $275.25 x 2.167 = $596.46 rounded to $596. The monthly income from worker’s compensation is $596. To convert bi-weekly income which varies, the following steps must be completed. Step 1: Unrounded bi-weekly gross income amounts will be added together.