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Title 7: SNAP Page 53 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Ineligible Household Members Revised February 13, 2026 Income and Deductions of Ineligible Household… See 7-E, Income for policies on specific types of income and details on handling deductions. Income The reason a person is ineligible determines how much of the person’s income you count as income to the eligible household members. Do not count the income of ineligible students towards the eligible household. If ineligible students give money to the eligible household, count it as unearned income. Count all of the income of the following ineligible members towards the eligible household:  People disqualified for intentional program violation  Fleeing felons and parole and probation violators  People disqualified for failing to comply with a mandatory work registrant requirement Count a prorated share of the following ineligible members’ income towards the eligible household:  Ineligible aliens  People who fail to provide a social security number  NAC matched individuals who fail to respond to the NAC match at application, recertification, or the addition of a new household member  Ineligible ABAWDs To determine the amount of prorated income to count towards the eligible members of the household: 1. Subtract the earned income deduction from the ineligible member’s earned income. 2. Divide the ineligible member’s income evenly among the household members, including the ineligible members. 3. Count the income attributed to the eligible members as unearned income.