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Title 7: SNAP Page 57 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… Do prorate deductions for: • Shelter costs when an ineligible member pays for or is responsible for the expense; • Dependent care costs when an ineligible member pays for or is responsible for the expense; and • Child support paid by an ineligible member. Allow the eligible household’s prorated share of these deductions. Comment:
1. The household consists of Mr. and Mrs. X and their three children. Mrs. X is an ineligible alien. Mr. X is eligible and works. He is responsible and pays for the rent. Since Mr. X is a member of the eligible group and is responsible for the expense, the entire shelter expense is allowed. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Y have four children. Mr. Y is an ineligible alien. The SNAP eligible group consists of Mrs. Y and the children. Mr. Y is responsible and pays for the rent of $600 and all utility expenses, including heat. The family is eligible for a prorated share of the rent and the entire big standard for utilities.
The amount allowable for rent is calculated as follows:
$600 divided by 6 people (all household members) = $100 $100 X 5 people (the eligible household members) = $500. 3. A child is the only eligible member. The only income in the household is the child support the mother receives. The child support is used to pay the household expenses.
Because the child support is the child’s income, the child is paying all the expenses. The allowable deductions are not prorated because the eligible member pays the expense. 4. A mother receives FIP for her child. The mother is an ineligible alien for both FIP and SNAP. The only income in the household is the FIP. The FIP is used to pay the household expenses.
Because the FIP is the child’s income, the child is paying all the expenses. The allowable deductions are not prorated because the eligible member pays the expense.