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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 263 D Date of entry The date an individual entered the US with the intent to remain permanently in the country Deduction A portion of income that is not counted when determining income eligibility or benefit levels under various programs Deem To consider the assets and income of certain financially responsible people not in the assistance unit as available to members of an assistance unit, regardless of whether the assets and income are actually contributed to the members of the assistance unit Deemed income Income of people not in the household that is treated as if it were income the household received Department The District of Columbia Department of Human Services Department error An individual receiving an overpayment, underpayment or wrong denial as a result of any action or failure to act by a District government employee Dependent child A person under age 22 who is living in the home of a parent or under the parental control of an adult Destitute Migrant or seasonal farmworker households with little or no income at the time of application. A household is considered destitute when:  The household’s only income for the month of application was received before the date of application and was from a terminated source.  The household’s only income for the month of application is from a new source.  The household receives income both from a terminated source before the date of application and from a new source after the date of application. Disabled An individual is considered disabled if they meet any of the following criteria:  SSI or presumptive SSI under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability/blindness payments under Titles I, II, X, XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act  State Supplementation  Disability retirement benefits from a federal, state or local government agency because of a disability considered permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act. This includes Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) payments an individual elects to receive in place of Civil Service Retirement benefits. This does not include FECA payments received pending a determination of eligibility for Civil Service disability.  Annuity payments under one of the following: − Section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to qualify for Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board − Section 2(a)(i)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is disabled based upon the criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act  A veteran with a service-connected or not service-connected disability rated by the VA or paid as total (100 percent) by the VA under Title 38 of the USC  A veteran considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under Title 38 of the USC  A surviving spouse of a veteran considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound or a surviving child of a veteran and considered by the VA to be permanently incapable of self-support under Title 38  A surviving spouse or child of a veteran considered by the VA to be entitled to compensation for a service-connected death or pension benefits for a nonservice-connected death under Title 38 who has a disability considered permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act Return