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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 138 11.5 Income From Disqualified SNAP Household Members The entire earned and unearned income of household members who are disqualified or excluded for the following reasons will continue to count as income to the remaining household members:  Failure to comply with SNAP General Work Requirements  IPV  Fleeing felon disqualification  Certain convicted felons A prorated share of the earned and unearned income of household members who are disqualified or excluded for the following reasons will count as income to the remaining household members:  Ineligible noncitizen status  Failure to comply with SSN requirements  Exceeding the time limit for ABAWDs

11.6 Excluded Income Certain types of income are to be excluded when making an eligibility determination. This section provides examples of some common types of excluded income. For a comprehensive list of other types of excluded income, including those excluded by federal statute, refer to Table 25.2.b, Treatment of Income Chart.  In-kind income: any gain or benefit not in the form of money payable directly to the household, including free rent, meals, clothing, public housing or produce from a garden  Vendor payment: money payment made to a vendor on behalf of a household member by a person outside the household or an organization  Earnings of children in school: earned income of household members who are 17 or younger; in elementary or secondary school, GED classes or accredited homeschooling; and live with a natural, adoptive or stepparent or under the parental control of a household member other than a parent − This income is excluded during temporary interruptions in school attendance due to semester or vacation breaks as long as the child’s enrollment in school resumes following the break. Legal Authority Treatment of income for disqualified household members (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR §§ 273.11(c), 273.9(b)(3)–(4) Return