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Title 7: SNAP Page 54 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…

1. Mr. and Mrs. X have three children. Mrs. X is an ineligible alien. Mr. X and the children are SNAP participants. Mrs. X works for a local janitorial service and makes $500 each month. To calculate how much of Mrs. X’s income to count towards the eligible household:  Subtract the earned income deduction from her total gross monthly income. ($500 x .20 = $100, $500 - $100 = $400)  Divide the $400 by the number of people in the household, including Mrs. X. ($400 divided by 5 = $80/person)  Disregard the portion from Mrs. X, and count the remainder as unearned income to the rest of the household. ($400 - $80 = $320) 2. The household consists of Mr. and Mrs. B and their one child. Mr. B is an alien. Mrs. B and the child are U.S. citizens. Mr. B is eligible to be included in the FIP grant, but is not eligible for SNAP because he cannot meet the 40-qualifying-quarters requirement. Mr. B earns $500 per month (gross income). The household’s FIP grant is $226. Earned Income:  Subtract the earned income deduction from Mr. B’s gross monthly income. ($500 X .80 = $400)  Divide $400 by the number of people in the household, including Mr. B. ($400 divided by 3 people = $133.33 per person)  Take the $133.33 per person and multiply it by the number of eligible household members. ($133.33 X 2 = 266.66, entered as unearned income) FIP Grant:  Divide the FIP grant by the number of people in the household, including Mr. B. Then multiply the result by the number of SNAP-eligible persons. ($226 divided by 3 = $75.33; $75.33 X 2 = $150.66 unearned income, Mrs. B and the child’s FIP)  Divide Mr. B’s 1/3 of the FIP grant by the number of people in the household, including Mr. B. Then multiply the result by the number of SNAP-eligible members. ($75.33 divided by 3 = $25.11; $25.11 X 2 = $50.22, the countable share of Mr. B’s FIP) Countable Unearned Income: Add the three amounts: $266.66 (2/3 of earned income) + $150.66 (2/3 of FIP grant) + $50.22 (2/3 of Mr. B’s share of the FIP grant) = $467.54 countable unearned income