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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 175 accordance with Section 16.6, Notice of Adverse Action. This notice informs the household of the ineligibility, the reason for the ineligibility, the eligibility and benefit level of the remaining members and the action the household must take to end the ineligibility. See the following sections in this chapter for treatment of financial factors of members disqualified/ineligible due to reasons other than an IPV. Legal Authority Treatment of income and resources of certain nonhousehold members (federal): 7 USC § 2014(e)(6)(C)(ii)(III), 7 USC § 2015, 7 CFR § 273.11(c)

14.1.1 IPV, Fleeing Felon and Work Requirement Sanctions The eligibility and benefit level of any remaining SNAP household members of a household containing individuals determined ineligible because of disqualification for an IPV, their fleeing felon status (per Section 8.5.1, Fleeing Felons), noncompliance with a work requirement (per Chapter 9, SNAP Work Requirements) or certain convicted felons (per Section 8.5.5, Certain Convicted Felons) will be determined as follows:  Income and resources: The income and resources of the ineligible household member(s) will continue to count in their entirety.  Deductible expenses: The allowable earned income, medical, dependent care, child support and excess shelter deductions for ineligible household member(s) will continue to apply to the remaining household members.  Eligibility and benefit level: The ineligible member(s) will not be included when determining the household’s size for the purposes of: − Assigning a benefit level to the household − Determining the standard deduction − Comparing the household’s monthly income with the income eligibility standards − Comparing the household’s resources with the resource eligibility limits ESA will ensure that no household’s SNAP benefit allotment is increased as a result of the exclusion of one or more household members. 14.1.2 SSN Disqualifications and Ineligible ABAWDs The eligibility and benefit level of any remaining members of a household containing individuals determined to be ineligible for refusal to obtain or provide an SSN (see Section 8.2, SSNs) or for not meeting the time limit for ABAWD will be determined as follows:  Resources: The resources of the ineligible member(s) will continue to count in their entirety to the remaining household members.  Income: A pro rata share of the income of the ineligible member(s) will be counted as income to the remaining members. Return