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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-SNAP Budgeting Effective Date October 1, 2024

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II. PROCEDURES

B-661-SNAP - PR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS

ENTER COUNTABLE INCOME IN LITE

B-661-1-SNAP - PR Determining Earned Income

IF THE HOUSEHOLD PROVIDES VERIFICATION OF WAGES FROM AT LEAST TWO PAY PERIODS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF INCOME FOR THE CURRENT CALENDAR MONTH AND PRIOR CALENDAR MONTH WHEN THE APPLICATION, REDETERMINATION, OR SIMPLIFIED REPORT IS RECEIVED, OR THE CHANGE IS REPORTED, NO ADDITIONAL WAGE VERIFICATION MUST BE REQUESTED, UNLESS THE VERIFICATION RECEIVED IS QUESTIONABLE.

IF VERIFICATION OF EARNINGS FROM AT LEAST TWO REPRESENTATIVE PAY PERIODS WITHIN THE CURRENT CALENDAR MONTH AND THE PRIOR CALENDAR MONTH HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED, REQUEST VERIFICATION OF ALL WAGES RECEIVED FROM THE CURRENT CALENDAR MONTH AND THE PRIOR CALENDAR MONTH. THE DATE THE VERIFICATION IS REQUESTED IS THE DETERMINING FACTOR ON WHICH MONTHS TO REQUEST THE VERIFICATION.

EXAMPLE: CLIENT APPLIES ON JULY 7 AND DOES NOT PROVIDE WAGE VERIFICATION. CLIENT IS INTERVIEWED ON JULY 20; THEREFORE, WAGES RECEIVED FROM JUNE 1 - JULY 20 SHOULD BE REQUESTED. JUNE IS THE PRIOR CALENDAR MONTH AND JULY IS THE CURRENT CALENDAR MONTH. IF CLIENT PROVIDES AT LEAST TWO CHECK STUBS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE BETWEEN JUNE 1 – JULY 20, USE THOSE PAY PERIODS TO ESTIMATE EARNINGS.

EXAMPLE: CLIENT SUBMITS REDETERMINATION FORM ON JUNE 20 FOR A JULY REDETERMINATION. CLIENT IS INTERVIEWED ON JUNE 21. WAGES FROM MAY 1 - JUNE 21 SHOULD BE REQUESTED. THE CLIENT PROVIDED CHECK STUBS DATED MAY 26, JUNE 16, AND JULY 7 THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE. SINCE THE CLIENT HAS PROVIDED MORE CURRENT EARNINGS, USE PAY PERIODS OF JUNE 16 AND JULY 7.

YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) INFORMATION CAN BE USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF A MISSING PAY PERIOD TO HELP DETERMINE IF CHECK STUBS PROVIDED ARE REPERESENTATIVE OF EARNINGS. TO DETERMINE THE GROSS AMOUNT OF MISSING PAYCHECKS, EACH CALCULATION MUSTBE DONE SEPARATELY.

EXAMPLE: THE CLIENT APPLIES ON 3/1. SHE IS PAID WEEKLY ON FRIDAYS. SHE HAS CHECK STUBS FROM 2/25 AND 2/11. SHE IS MISSING THE CHECK STUB FROM 2/18.