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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

5 of 8 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 REPRESENTATIVE OF EARNINGS. TO DETERMINE THE GROSS AMOUNT OF MISSING PAYCHECKS, EACH CALCULATION MUST BE 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.

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 or is anticipated:

● 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 or is anticipated:

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