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Title 7: SNAP Page 11 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter F: Budgeting Anticipating Income Revised February 13, 2026 Past 30 Days’ Income Conversion of Weekly and Biweekly Income Legal reference: 441 IAC 65.9(234) Policy: Convert weekly or biweekly income to monthly amounts using the same method as FIP. Procedure: 1. Total the income being used to make the projection. 2. Divide the total by the number of payments you used in Step 1. 3. Multiply the result in Step 2:  By four if the income is weekly, or  By two if the income is biweekly. 4. The total of Step 3 is the monthly amount to use for the household’s SNAP eligibility and benefits.

Josie is paid biweekly. During the 30 days before her interview, she received three paychecks. Her projected income is calculated below:

$ 653.45

+ 628.89

+ 637.44 August 3 pay August 17 pay August 31 pay

$ 1,919.78

÷ 3

$ 639.92 Total income for the 30-day period Total number of payments Average biweekly pay

x 2

$ 1,279.84 Number of times she is normally paid each month Projected monthly income Her income is converted to a monthly amount of $1,279.84 to be used for each month of her certification period. New Income Source Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.10(c)(1)(i) and 273.2(f) Policy: Get the best estimate of future income directly from the income source when the income is from a new source.