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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 7000 7500 Step 2 - Gross Income Eligibility 7524 Determining Eligibility

categorically eligible households and persons age 60 or older and/or individuals with disabilities household. The gross income limits may be found on the current SNAP Issuance Charts, Exhibit A. A household’s total gross income is calculated by adding together all gross monthly income as calculated from each non-excluded source including annualized income. Prorated income will be included if the month for which eligibility is being determined is included in the period of intended use. Excluded income will not be used to determine gross income. Except for the farm loss deduction explained in SNAP 5670, no deductions will be allowed in the calculation of total gross income. The farm loss deduction will be applied to the household’s gross income before the gross income pretest is applied. EXAMPLE: A household making application for SNAP benefits has the following income: 1. Weekly earnings - $250 x 4.334 = $1,084 monthly income (rounded), 2. Bi-weekly worker’s compensation payments - $134 X 2.167 = $290monthly income (rounded), and 3. TEA - monthly income of $139 $1,084 + $290 + $139 = $1,513. The household’s total gross income is $1,513. If the household’s gross income exceeds the pretest income shown on Exhibit A for the appropriate household size, the household is ineligible and the application may be denied at this point. See SNAP 7525. 7524.1 Net Income Eligibility SNAP Manual 07/01/98 All households, except categorically eligible households, must meet the net income eligibility standards that appear on the SNAP Issuance Charts, Exhibit A. (See SNAP 8961-8963 for information about budgeting income for categorically eligible households.) Net income is the household’s income after all allowable deductions. These deductions are applied to the household’s gross monthly income in a series of calculations known as a “SNAP budget.” Not all deductions may be allowed for all households. For example, the medical deduction is allowable only for persons age 60 or older and/or individuals with disabilities members. See SNAP 7610 for instructions on calculation of a SNAP budget.