9077.1 Handling Income and Resources

For all other non-household members, defined in DSSM 9013.2 and DSSM 9013.3, who are not specifically mentioned in DSSM 9076, the income and resources of such individuals are not to be considered available to the household with whom the individual resides. Cash payments from the non-household member to the household are considered under the normal income standards per DSSM 9055. Vendor payments are excluded as income. When the earned income of one or more household members and the earned income of a non- household member are combined into one wage, determine the income of the household members as follows: 1) If the household's share can be identified, count that portion due to the household as earned income. 2) If the household's share cannot be identified, prorate the earned income among all those whom it was intended to cover and count that prorated portion to the household. Child support received by an ineligible student for a child is budgeted when determining benefits. If the child support includes monies for the whole family, such as alimony, the income must be prorated. Only the income of the ineligible student is disregarded. If the household shares deductible expenses with the non-household member, deduct only the amount actually paid or contributed by the household as a household expense. If the payments or contributions cannot be differentiated, prorate the expenses evenly among persons actually paying or contributing to the expense and deduct only the household's prorata share. Do not include such non-household members when determining the size of the household for the purposes of: ·Assigning a benefit level to the household; ·Comparing the household's monthly income with the income eligibility standards; or ·Comparing the household's resources with the resource eligibility limits.