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2020 09/13/18 14 the household in its computer files, EC shall not be issued, and the household shall be ineligible for EC; 9) Applicant and adult household members have not been sanctioned for a federal fiscal year for misrepresenting their household’s circumstances; 10) Households shall not qualify for benefits under this section when the current utility bill has a credit balance that exceeds the annual usage.

5. CALCULATION OF ANNUAL INCOME:

5.1 Annual Income

Calculation of annual income for all households is based on the composition of the households:

1. Categorical households: • If at least one household member is in receipt of SSI, TANF, and/or SNAP, the household shall have their annual income auto assigned. Note: See SSI definition. • Annual income shall be based on the size of the eligible LIHEAP household. • TBA, Transitional Benefits Alternative, are not considered categorically eligible households as TBA is not considered a SNAP eligible household.

2. Regular Households: • The applicant and household members who are not in receipt of SSI, TANF and/or SNAP will have their income calculated using actual income received from January to the date of application and projected income for the remaining calendar year. • An exception to projecting income for a regular household is self- employed households. 1. Income from self-employment shall be determined by deducting from the amount received from the sale of goods and services, those expenses directly related to producing the goods or services. Items such as depreciation, personal expenses, meals, and personal transportation shall not be deducted as business expenses. 2. A business expense shall be an allowable deduction from monthly gross self-employment income only if verified. 3. A self-employed person shall: a. Sell a service or product for a profit; b. Be independently responsible for obtaining or providing a service or product;