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Chapter: 2200 Standard Filing Unit Program: FS 15 2210.0320.04 Continuous Enrollment (FS) Students who fail to maintain continuous enrollment status or who do not intend to register for the next normal school session will lose their student status and be treated as any other individual. Continuous enrollment by a student is determined according to the school's definition of a normal school term and the student's attendance or intent to attend. For example, the school is on the semester system and considers the two semesters encompassing September through May as the normal school year.

A student in this setting maintains student status during the summer months regardless of whether he attends summer school, provided the student intends to register for the fall semester. However, if he attends summer school but plans to skip the fall semester and register again in January, the student will not be considered a student during the fall semester. 2210.0321 Other Household Members (FS) Other individuals who share living quarters with the SFU but who do not customarily purchase food and prepare meals with the SFU are excluded from the SFU. For example, if the applicant household shares living quarters with another family to save on rent, but does not purchase and prepare food together with that family, the members of the other family are not members of the applicant SFU. Siblings or parents may meet the definition of separate SFU members if they meet the exception in passages 2210.0308 - 2210.0310.01. 2210.0322 Income and Assets Included (FS) All income and assets of SFU members must be included.

The income and assets of individuals that have been disqualified from the assistance group as per passage 2210.0312 must be included. Passage 2210.0323 will discuss the treatment of income and assets of these individuals. 2210.0323 Income/Assets of Ineligible/Disqualified Members (FS) Disqualified Individuals

The disqualified individual may not be included in the household size when benefit amounts are determined. Treat the income, assets and expenses of the disqualified individual as follows:

1. The income will continue to count in its entirety but the 20% earned income deduction is allowed; 2. The assets will count in their entirety; and 3. The medical expenses, if appropriate, the dependent care deduction, child support deduction and the excess shelter deduction continue to be allowed in full in the household’s budget even if paid by or billed to the disqualified member.

Technically Ineligible Individuals

Technically ineligible individuals fail a technical factor of eligibility. The technically ineligible individual may not be included in the household when food stamp benefits are determined. Treat the income, assets and expenses of technically ineligible individuals as follows:

1. Prorate the income of the ineligible individual and count all but the ineligible members share toward the eligibility of the remaining household members for individuals who fail to meet SSN requirements, are ineligible noncitizens, are serving child support sanctions, or have received all time limited months as an ABAWD. Exclude the income of the ineligible student; 2. Count the assets in their entirety for all technically ineligible individuals except the ineligible student. Exclude the assets of the ineligible student; 3. The 20% earned income deduction is allowed; and