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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 297 INCOME TYPE TANF, GC AND RCA SNAP NON-MAGI MEDICAL AND IDA MAGI—MEDICAID

To allow an expense, it must be clearly associated with the rental unit, such as expenses the household would not incur without having the boarder. as earned income. (Boarder income is treated as other self- employment income.)  To allow an expense, it must be clearly associated with the rental unit, such as expenses the household would not incur without having the boarder.  Exclude any payments the boarder pays to a third party, such as a direct payment to the utility company. have “roomer or boarder income.”  Count gross room and board income less a prorated share of housing costs, including interest on mortgage, property tax, insurance on structure, maintenance and repair costs, advertising and utilities, paid by the landlord.  Prorate expenses based on the number of bedrooms for rent compared with the number of bedrooms in the house. Roomer income Count the gross rent payments minus expenses as:  Unearned income if the household does not provide any services  Earned income if the household provides services

To allow an expense, it must be clearly associated with the rental unit, such as expenses the household would not incur without having the roomer. Taxable/unearned Roommates and shared living arrangements Exclude cash payments given to the assistance household by a nonhousehold member for their share of the shelter costs. The household that pays the landlord does not have the funds it collects When separate households live in the same residence and neither household owns the home, this is a roommate or shared living arrangement.  Exclude cash payments provided by one household to the other Excluded Nontaxable/excluded Return