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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-660-FITAP Budgeting Effective Date June 1, 2019

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● MULTIPLY NEW NUMBER OF HOURS TO BE WORKED BY HOURLY WAGE.

A CHANGE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT INCLUDE NORMAL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, AMOUNT PAID OR SHORT TERM TEMPORARY CHANGES SUCH AS COVERING FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ILL. IT DOES INCLUDE CHANGES IN HOURLY WAGE, CHANGING FROM PART-TIME TO FULL-TIME OR VICE-VERSA, ETC.

DO NOT USE PAY PERIODS WHEN, DUE TO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, INCOME WAS NOT RECEIVED OR VARIED GREATLY AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF EARNINGS. IF AN ATYPICAL CHECK WAS RECEIVED AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECUR, EXCLUDE THE CHECK AND DOCUMENT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THE BASIS OF THE DECISION. FOR EXAMPLE, DO NOT INCLUDE A PAY PERIOD IN WHICH THE CLIENT DID NOT WORK DUE TO DEATH IN THE FAMILY OR A PAY PERIOD IN WHICH THE CLIENT WORKED OVERTIME WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED TO RECUR.

EXAMPLE: DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE CLIENT STATES THAT SHE MAKES AN AVERAGE OF $250 A WEEK. THE CLIENT PROVIDES TWO CHECK STUBS, ONE THAT IS FOR $150 AND ONE FOR $200. THE CLIENT MUST BE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS THIS DISCREPANCY TO MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THE CHECK STUBS PROVIDED ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF HER EARNINGS. IF THE CHECK STUBS ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF HER EARNINGS, ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION MUST BE OBTAINED. THE INTERVIEW WIZARD MUST BE DOCUMENTED TO INDICATE WHICH CHECKS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EARNINGS. IF THE WIZARD IS UNAVAILABLE, DOCUMENT ON THE OFS 3.

EXAMPLE: DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE CLIENT STATES THAT SHE MAKES AN AVERAGE OF $250 A WEEK. THE CLIENT PROVIDES TWO CHECK STUBS, ONE THAT IS FOR $250 AND ONE FOR $230. THE WORKER DETERMINES THAT THESE CHECK STUBS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIENT’S EARNINGS. THE INTERVIEW WIZARD MUST BE DOCUMENTED TO INDICATE WHICH CHECKS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EARNINGS. IF THE WIZARD IS UNAVAILABLE, DOCUMENT ON THE OFS 3.

PAY PERIODS IN WHICH NO INCOME WAS RECEIVED SHOULD BE USED IN THE ESTIMATE IF THESE ARE REGULAR OCCURRENCES IN EMPLOYMENT.

THE WORKER MUST DETERMINE IF INCOME FOR ALL PAY PERIODS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF EARNINGS. THIS MUST BE DOCUMENTED FOR EACH PAY PERIOD PROVIDED THAT APPEARS NOT TO BE REPRESENTATIVE. PAST HISTORY (WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER), WORKER JUDGMENT, OR A DISCUSSION WITH THE CLIENT OR EMPLOYER MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE IF PAY PERIODS ARE REPRESENTATIVE.