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Title 7: SNAP Page 74 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Self-Employment Policies for Farmers Revised February 13, 2026 Income

Household B receives the following income: $ 1,000 $ 250 $ 6,000 ($ 12,000) ($ 7,000) Monthly earnings from employment Monthly child support Self-employment annual nonfarm income, Source A Self-employment annual farm income Self-employment annual nonfarm income, Source B The household’s income is computed as follows: Income from self-employment: $ 6,000 - 7,000 ($ 1,000) ($ 12,000) Nonfarm income, Source A Nonfarm income, Source B Nonfarm income loss. This figure is ignored. Farm income ÷ 12 = ($1,000) per month farm loss Gross income test: $ 1,000 + 250 $ 1,250 - 1,000 $ 250 Earnings from employment Child support

Prorated farm loss This income is compared to the gross income table Benefit calculation (shown only to point of standard deduction) Earnings from employment Earned income deduction (20%)

Child support

Farm loss $ 1,000 - 200 $ 800 + 250 $ 1,050 - 1,000 $ 50 Students Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.5 When determining student eligibility, consider a person to be enrolled in an institution of higher education if the person is enrolled in:  A business, vocational, technical or trade school that normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment in the curriculum.  A regular curriculum at a junior, community, two-year, or four-year college or university that offers degree programs regardless of whether a high school diploma is required.