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Title 7: SNAP Page 8 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter F: Budgeting Anticipating Income Revised February 13, 2026 Past 30 Days’ Income Comment: Use this method to estimate future income when the income varies from month to month due to:  Fluctuating hours of work,  Instability of the amount of work when they are paid on a per-job basis, or  Irregular income from the same source. People who work for temporary employment or spot-labor agencies often have income that varies from month to month. Use this policy to estimate this kind of income. Reasonably Anticipated Income Legal reference: 441 IAC 65.9(234), 7 CFR 273.10(c)(1)(ii) and 273.10(c)(3)(i) Policy: Estimate income that is reasonably anticipated to be received during the certification period. Consider income that is both:  verified as received by the household, and  reasonably anticipated to be received from that source in the future. Procedure: See below for different situations and how to handle Application, Interview RRED, or Report of Change Discuss with the household the 30 days of income verification they provided and/or any income verification you will be requesting from them. If verification they provided with their application is indicative of their future income, and no adjustments are necessary, use that income to determine their eligibility. If verification they provided, or will provide, is not indicative of future income, discuss with them the reasons why is not indicative. If the verification is or will not be indicative because the income is ending, you must follow procedures for verifying ending income. If verification is not indicative because of a different kind of change (e.g., pay rate or change in hours, etc.), determine if the household’s explanation of the differences between the verification and what they anticipate happening in the future is reasonable. If the explanation is reasonable, project ongoing income based on their explanation. If the explanation is not reasonable, get verification of the changes. See Unreasonable or Questionable Explanations. NOTE: Verification is required for ending employment, leaves of absence, and beginning employment if the client has not received 30 days of income yet.