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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

5 of 8 TO DETERMINE THE GROSS AMOUNT OF THE MISSING PAYCHECK, SUBTRACT THE YEAR- TO-DATE GROSS INCOME OF THE CHECK FROM 2/11 FROM THE YEAR-TO-DATE GROSS INCOME OF THE CHECK FROM 2/25. SUBTRACT THE GROSS INCOME FROM THE CHECK DATED 2/25 FROM THIS AMOUNT. THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE THE GROSS INCOME AMOUNT OF THE MISSING CHECK FROM 2/18. ENSURE THAT THE RATE OF PAY IS THE SAME ON THE CHECKS PROVIDED TO DETERMINE IF THE RATE OF PAY CHANGED. ENSURE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE MISSING CHECK IS INDICATIVE OF A NORMAL PAY PERIOD AS COMPARED TO THE GROSS INCOME OF THE OTHER CHECKS. DOCUMENT THE CASE RECORD THOROUGHLY.

IF THE CLIENT HAS A NEW SOURCE OF EARNED INCOME AND HAS NOT BEEN EMPLOYED AT LEAST TWO FULL PAY PERIODS OR VERIFICATION OF INCOME FROM AT LEAST TWO PAY PERIODS IS PROVIDED BUT THERE ARE NOT AT LEAST TWO PAY PERIODS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EARNINGS:

● CONTACT THE EMPLOYER TO DETERMINE THE START DATE AND OBTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO ESTIMATE FUTURE EARNINGS. (e.g., NUMBER OF HOURS EXPECTED TO WORK, HOURLY WAGE, ETC.), AND

● DOCUMENT THE CASE RECORD TO SHOW BASIS OF ESTIMATE.

IF A CHANGE IN THE HOURLY RATE HAS OCCURRED:

● CONTACT THE EMPLOYER OR USE CHECK STUBS TO VERIFY NEW HOURLY RATE,

● AVERAGE HOURS WORKED FOR AT LEAST TWO PAY PERIODS, AND

● MULTIPLY HOURS WORKED BY NEW HOURLY RATE TO ESTIMATE INCOME.

IF A CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED HAS OCCURRED:

● CONTACT THE EMPLOYER TO VERIFY NEW NUMBER OF HOURS TO BE WORKED, AND

● 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