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EXCEPTION 1: The household anticipates an advance from these wages. (See SNAP 5512 for an explanation of a wage advance.) EXCEPTION 2: The household is receiving income from wages that were previously held by the employer as a general practice if these wages have not previously been counted as income. When handling wages held by the employee, the worker must document why the wages were held and whether or not the household anticipates any funds from the employer in lieu of these wages. If funds are anticipated in lieu of held wages, the worker must also document whether these funds are considered to be a wage advance or a loan. (Funds provided as a loan rather than an advance will be excluded as income. When the actual wages are later received, these wages must be counted as income in the month of receipt. See SNAP 5512.) 7523.3 Variable Budgets SNAP Manual 11/01/02 A variable budget must be prepared when a household is certified for differing benefit amounts during the same certification period. For example, a household is certified on July 1st for a benefit amount of $100 for July and $250 for August. When an application is approved with a variable benefit amount, the approval must reflect the SNAP benefit amount for the current month. The full certification period will be assigned. The SNAP benefits should extract that night. The next workday, the budget that reflects the benefits for the upcoming month must be keyed. This process must occur prior to the next regular monthly extract. Therefore, if an application with a variable budget is approved on the last workday of the month, keying of the approval will be delayed until the first workday of the following month. The SNAP benefits for the first month(s) of the certification period will be shown as retroactive benefits. The authorization document must reflect the budget for the benefits to be issued as of the month of extract. Extract will occur via daily issuance.

7524 Determining Eligibility SNAP Manual 07/01/98 All households other than categorically eligible households and persons age 60 or older and/or individuals with disabilities households must meet gross income limits to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. See the Glossary for definitions of both