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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 7000 7500 Step 2 - Gross Income Eligibility 7514 Semi Monthly Income

Step 2: The resulting figure will be divided by two or three as appropriate to obtain an average figure. The average figure will not be rounded. Step 3: The unrounded average figure will be multiplied by 2.167 to determine monthly income. The monthly income will be rounded up or down to the nearest dollar. EXAMPLE: Mr. Benton is employed and is paid bi-weekly. At his application interview on May 28 he presented two check stubs dated 5-10 and 5-24 as verification of May earnings. The gross amount of the check dated 5-10 was $420.50. The gross amount of the check stub dated 5-24 was $450.80. To convert this income: $420.50 + $450.80 = 871.30 ¸ 2 = 435.65 x 2.167 = $944.05 rounded to $944. Mr. Benton’s anticipated monthly earnings are $944.

7514 Semi-Monthly Income SNAP Manual 07/01/98 Semi-monthly income is income received twice per month - for example, the first and the fifteenth of the month. Income received every other week is called bi-weekly income. See SNAP 7513.2 for instructions on handling bi-weekly income. When income is received on a semi-monthly basis, the gross pay from each pay period is simply added together to determine monthly income. Individual income amounts will not be rounded. The monthly total will be rounded up or down to the nearest dollar. EXAMPLE: Mr. Stone is paid on the first and fifteenth of each month. At his application interview on May 28 he presents check stubs dated 5-1 and 5-15 as verification of May income. The gross amount of the check dated 5-1 was $640.15 and the gross amount of the check dated 5-15 was $600.15. $640.15 + $600.15 = $1,240.30 rounded to $1,240. Mr. Stone’s monthly earnings are $1,240. Households receiving semimonthly income on a recurring basis must not have their monthly income varied merely because of changes in mailing cycles or pay dates for reasons such as, but not limited to, the occurrence of a weekend or holiday at the beginning or the end of the month.