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Title 7: SNAP Page 55 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…

3. At application, the household consists of spouses Kelly and Alex and their two children. The worker does their NAC look-ups and finds a NAC match for Alex. An RFI is sent to the household to verify when Alex’s SNAP benefits closed in the other state. They don’t respond to the RFI. Alex is denied for failing to respond to the NAC match. Alex’s income of $1,000/month is prorated as follows:  Subtract the earned income deduction from their total gross monthly income. ($1,000 x .20 = $200, $1,000 - $200 = $800)  Divide the $800 by the number of people in the household, including Alex. ($800 divided by 4 = $200/person)  Disregard the portion from Alex and count the remainder as unearned income to the rest of the household. ($800 - $200 = $600) Deductions Allow deductions for the eligible household as described below under the following categories of ineligible members. See 7-E, Income for more information on handling and allowing deductions. Ineligible Students Do not allow any deduction for child support, dependent care, or shelter costs when an ineligible student pays the entire cost. Do allow a share of these costs for the eligible household members when the costs are shared with an ineligible student. If the actual amount paid by the eligible members is known, allow only that amount. If you cannot differentiate between the amounts paid by eligible members and ineligible students, prorate the expense and allow the amount attributable to the eligible members as a deduction. Do not allow any deduction for utilities when an ineligible student pays the entire cost. Allow the eligible members the entire standard utility allowance if the household pays the entire cost or the ineligible student shares the cost. Use the applicable utility allowance for the expenses that the household (including the ineligible member) is responsible to pay.