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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 7000 7500 Step 2 - Gross Income Eligibility 7522 Special Procedures

differing budgets for the same certification period. Weekly or biweekly income will be converted if a full month’s income was received. See SNAP 7513. At any case action, the exact methods used to handle a change anticipated by a household will depend upon the type of change. The methods selected by the worker will not be limited to the methods illustrated in the examples provided below. The method selected must be fully documented. EXAMPLE 1: A household applies for SNAP benefits on May 12. An interview is conducted on May 25 and verification of earned income is requested. The requested verification is furnished on June 6, but through county error, the application is not approved until July 2. When the application is approved, the worker must consider the household’s circumstances during each month in the application period. If the household’s income and/or expenses have varied from month to month, a separate budget must be prepared for each month during that period See SNAP 7523.3. Weekly or bi-weekly income will be converted if a full month’s income was received. See SNAP 7513. EXAMPLE 2: (This example shows the proper method for determining if weekly or bi-weekly income is to be converted.) At the application interview on January 15, the household reports a member expects to be laid off sometime in January. If the reported lay off and the date of the last check can be verified, the budget for January will be prepared using only the income the household anticipates receiving in January. If the member will not be receiving a paycheck for each pay period in the month of January, total unconverted income will be used in the January budget. If the laid-off member will be receiving any holdback checks in February, these checks must appear in the household’s February budget. If ESD benefits are scheduled to begin and the household is reasonably certain about the amount of the ESD benefit and when the member is to begin receiving this income, the benefits will included when the budget for February is prepared. Should additional changes be expected, yet another budget must be prepared for the month of March. EXAMPLE 3: A household is certified for 6 months. At the end of the second month of certification, a new household member is reported. This new member is an individual with disabilities and is to begin receiving SSA disability benefits in the near future. The member will be added to the household but the SSA income