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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 04 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-610-SNAP Definitions Effective Date February 1, 2018

1 of 2 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

* B-611-SNAP - PO INCOME **

INCOME IS ANY TYPE OF PAYMENT THAT IS OF GAIN OR BENEFIT TO A HOUSEHOLD. INCOME IS EITHER NON-EXEMPT OR EXEMPT FROM THE BUDGETING PROCESS.

Consider the income of any household member, ineligible alien, disqualified member (SSN, IPV, work registration requirements, ABAWD work requirement, fleeing felon, probation/parole violation), or member excluded because of questionable citizenship.

DO NOT COUNT MONEY WITHHELD FROM ANY INCOME SOURCE TO REPAY A PRIOR OVERPAYMENT FROM THAT SOURCE.

EXCEPTION: Count the amount recouped for FITAP or SSI fraud, which has been verified.

B-611-1-SNAP - PO Earned Income

INCOME RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT OR SELF-EMPLOYMENT. IT ENTITLES A HOUSEHOLD TO DEDUCTIONS NOT ALLOWED FOR UNEARNED INCOME.

B-611-2-SNAP - PO Unearned Income

INCOME OTHER THAN EARNED INCOME, SUCH AS CHILD SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTIONS (CASH, CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER) AND BENEFITS FROM SOME OTHER PROGRAMS. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, NO DEDUCTIONS ARE ALLOWED FROM UNEARNED INCOME.

B-611-3-SNAP - PO Gross Income

The amount of income after excluding child support payments made by a member of the household but before any deductions are made.

B-612-SNAP - PO RESERVED

B-613-SNAP - PO PROSPECTIVE BUDGETING

THE METHOD USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS BY CALCULATING INCOME AND DEDUCTIONS BASED ON THE BEST ESTIMATE OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME AND CIRCUMSTANCES.

II. PROCEDURES

THERE ARE NO PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POLICY.