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Applicant’s own business, trade or profession less business expenses declared by the Applicant or Co-Applicant. An operating loss may be incurred and is reported as zero on the Statement of Profit and Loss Form.

APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION ➢ Applicants should complete the Statement of Self Employment Profit and Loss verifying a thirty (30) day period within sixty (60) days before or after the Applicant’s signature on the Applicant Worksheet or ➢ Applicants/Co-Applicants who are self-employed and unable to exhibit income within sixty (60) days before or after the Applicant’s signature on the Applicant Worksheet, may be authorized at initial enrollment or as a new service need for fifty-three (53) weeks with zero (0) income. ➢ At reauthorization, the Applicant/Co-Applicant must be able to exhibit income within the previous one-hundred and eighty (180) days with a Statement of Self- Employment Profit and Loss.

PLEASE NOTE: o In situations where the Applicant and/or Co-Applicant is also a child care owner/licensee, and child care is requested outside of their facility or home, the Applicant/Co-Applicant’s child care program must be licensed, regulated or a legally operating child care serving five (5) or fewer unrelated children.

o If self-employed as a private nanny a statement of profit and loss dated within 60 days before or after the Applicant’s signature on the Applicant Worksheet is acceptable. Earned Income (Uber, Lyft, Door Dash, Instacart, or other gig type employment) Applicants or Co-Applicants employed by Uber, Lyft, Door Dash, Instacart, or similar companies, must provide a screen shot or copy from the company app or website for a week’s income. The screen shot or copy should include wages, pay dates and the Applicant or Co-Applicant’s name. They may also provide a copy of their company contract with their name on it, along with the income. While they do not have to submit a Profit and Loss form it may be beneficial for them to claim deductions, and this would be acceptable.

New Applicant or Co-Applicant with Fluctuating Income Policy

If a new Applicant or Co-Applicant is unable to demonstrate financial eligibility due to a temporary fluctuation in income, their application may remain incomplete and in a partial