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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 7000 7500 Step 2 - Gross Income Eligibility 7515 Income Not Received on a Weekly Basis

7515 Income Not Received on a Weekly Basis SNAP Manual 07/01/98 When income is received more often than monthly but not on a weekly or biweekly basis, the monthly amount is determined by adding together all payments received in that month. Individual payment amounts are not rounded. The monthly total is rounded up or down to the nearest dollar. EXAMPLE: Mr. Hempstead drives a truck hauling pulpwood for a logger when work is available. (He is not self-employed.) He is paid by the load. He applies for SNAP benefits on May 15. He verifies that in April he hauled 20 loads and was paid $25 per load. 20 loads x $25 per load = $500. Mr. Hempstead’s monthly earnings are $500.

7516 Monthly Income SNAP Manual 07/01/98 Income received on a monthly basis is not converted. When a household receives income on a recurring monthly basis, and two payments are received in one month due to changes in mailing cycles or pay dates for reasons such as, but not limited to, weekends or holidays, both payments are not to be counted as income in the same month. Instead, each payment will be counted as income in the month for which payment was intended.

7517 Annualized Income SNAP Manual 07/01/98 Some households receive their annual income over a period of time shorter than one year. A monthly amount is determined by dividing the annual income by 12.

7518 Self-Employment Income SNAP Manual 07/01/98 Self-employment income is annualized when the income from the enterprise is received in a short period of time but represents a household’s annual support. For example, a farmer who raises cotton and soybeans receives all his annual income within the period of a few months. Self-employment income received throughout the year is normally anticipated by determining the total annual income from the previous year and averaging this income over the upcoming year. It is recommended that the household’s annual income be based upon the self-