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Title 7: SNAP Page 12 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter F: Budgeting Anticipating Income Revised September 27, 2024 Past 30 Days’ Income Do not count income from a new source until the amount and the date of the first payment is reasonably established.  “Best estimate” means the income source’s estimate of future income.  “Client-provided information” is information the client provides regarding the new income source. This should only be used for the projection of income after all other attempts to get verification from the source have been exhausted. Procedure: Obtain verification from the source when the income is new. If it is earned income, ask the employer:  How many hours per week will the employee work?  What is the hourly rate of pay?  Can overtime or extra pay be anticipated?  What is the pay schedule? If verification cannot be obtained using the generic release, see 7-G, Third Party Fails to Provide Verification. After exhausting all attempts to verify, determine an amount based on client-provided information. Clearly document the case record. Determining Assistance Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.9(a), 273.10(e)(2) and (e)(3) Policy: Determine SNAP eligibility prospectively for each month of the certification period.  Categorically eligible households do not need to meet either gross or net income guidelines.  Households with at least one elderly or disabled person must only meet the net income guidelines. This includes households with a member who is 59 on the date of application but who will turn 60 before the end of the month of application.  All other households must meet both the gross and net guidelines. For migrant or seasonal farm worker households, first calculate gross and net income according to policies in 7-I, Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers. Then compare the household’s gross income (if there are not any elderly or disabled members) and net income to the corresponding monthly income standards. Household Composition and Resources at Application Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.1(a) and 273.10(b) Policy: Determine household composition as it was on the date of the interview. Count resources available to the household at the time of interview.