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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

7 of 8 IF, DUE TO UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS PAY PERIODS OF LESS THAN WEEKLY, NONE OF THE METHODS DESCRIBED ABOVE GIVE THE MOST ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF MONTHLY EARNINGS:

● USE THE METHOD WHICH GIVES THE MOST ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF EARNINGS, AND ● DOCUMENT THE CASE RECORD TO CLEARLY SHOW THE BASIS OF THE ESTIMATE AND THE REASON THE METHOD CHOSEN MOST ACCURATELY ESTIMATES ANTICIPATED EARNINGS.

IF AN EMPLOYEE ASKS THE EMPLOYER TO HOLD HIS WAGES, COUNT THIS MONEY AS INCOME IN THE MONTH THE HOUSEHOLD WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN PAID. IF, HOWEVER, AN EMPLOYER HOLDS WAGES AS A GENERAL PRACTICE, DO NOT COUNT THIS MONEY AS INCOME UNLESS THE HOUSEHOLD EXPECTS TO ASK FOR AND RECEIVE AN ADVANCE OR THE HOUSEHOLD EXPECTS TO RECEIVE INCOME FROM PREVIOUSLY HELD WAGES. ADVANCES ON INCOME ARE A LOAN IN THE MONTH OF RECEIPT AND INCOME WHEN HELD OUT OF WAGES FOR REPAYMENT.

IF ALL ATTEMPTS TO VERIFY INCOME ARE UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE PAYOR FAILS OR REFUSES TO GIVE INFORMATION AND NO OTHER INCOME VERIFICATION CAN BE FOUND, DETERMINE WITH THE CLIENT AN AMOUNT TO USE IN THE BUDGET BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

B-662-FITAP - PR HOW TO CONVERT INCOME TO MONTHLY AMOUNTS

WHEN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS, USE THE APPROPRIATE CONVERSION FACTOR TO DETERMINE THE MONTHLY AMOUNT EXCEPT WHEN LESS THAN A FULL MONTH'S INCOME WAS RECEIVED BECAUSE:

● THE INCOME TERMINATES DURING THE MONTH, OR

● THE INCOME BEGINS DURING THE MONTH, OR

● THE INCOME IS INTERRUPTED DURING THE MONTH.

IN THESE INSTANCES, USE ACTUAL INCOME OR THE BEST ESTIMATE OF ANTICIPATED ACTUAL INCOME.

INCOME RECEIVED MONTHLY OR SEMI-MONTHLY MUST BE COUNTED IN THE MONTH IT IS INTENDED TO COVER RATHER THAN THE MONTH IN WHICH IT IS RECEIVED WHEN AN EXTRA CHECK IS RECEIVED IN ONE MONTH BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN PAY DATES FOR REASONS SUCH AS WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS.

INCOME IS CONVERTED TO MONTHLY AMOUNTS BY USING THE FOLLOWING CONVERSION FACTORS: