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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-620-FITAP Types of Income Effective Date May 1, 2023

27 of 28 TO BE PAID OVER 9, 10 OR 12 MONTHS. THIS IS CONSIDERED A 9-MONTH CONTRACT NOT AN ANNUAL CONTRACT. THE INCOME SHOULD BE BUDGETED OVER THE 9 MONTHS THAT THE TEACHER IS PAID.

EXAMPLE 2: A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER HAS A 12-MONTH CONTRACT, BUT ONLY WORKS FROM AUGUST THROUGH MAY EACH YEAR. THE EMPLOYEE HAS THE OPTION TO BE PAID DURING THE 10 MONTHS SHE IS WORKING OR OVER 12 MONTHS. SINCE SHE HAS THE OPTION TO BE PAID OVER 12 MONTHS, THIS IS CONSIDERED AN ANNUAL CONTRACT AND THE INCOME SHOULD BE BUDGETED OVER 12 MONTHS.

● Allow the standard deduction and earned income exemption if applicable, throughout the time earnings are budgeted even though the client may not actually be engaged in employment during certain months,

● ALLOW THE DEPENDENT CARE DEDUCTION IN THE MONTHS THE CLIENT IS ACTUALLY ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT, IF APPLICABLE.

NOTE: DO NOT CONTINUE BUDGETING THE CONTRACTUAL AMOUNT OF INCOME IF IT IS NOT RECEIVED AS STIPULATED OR WHEN LABOR DISPUTES RESULT IN AN INTERRUPTION OF INCOME. IF THE CLIENT'S EMPLOYMENT SITUATION CHANGES:

● RECOMPUTE THE INCOME, ● ADJUST THE BENEFITS ACCORDINGLY, AND ● DOCUMENT ALL THE FACTS THAT CAUSED THE RECOMPUTATION OR ADJUSTMENT.

B-620-16-1-FITAP - PR Budgeting EITC Payments

DO NOT COUNT EITC PAYMENTS WHETHER RECEIVED AS ADVANCE PAYMENT OR AS PART OF A TAX REFUND.

B-620-29-FITAP - PR Military Pay and Allowances Income

TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EXCLUDED INCOME:

● ESTABLISH THE AMOUNT OF MILITARY PAY AVAILABLE TO THE HOUSEHOLD PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT.

○ IF THE MILITARY PERSON WAS PART OF THE HOUSEHOLD PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT, THIS AMOUNT IS HIS OR HER NET MILITARY PAY.

○ IF THE MILITARY PERSON WAS NOT PART OF THE HOUSEHOLD PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT, THIS AMOUNT IS THE AMOUNT THE ABSENT MILITARY PERSON ACTUALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE HOUSEHOLD PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT.