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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL RESOURCES Section 200 Page 2

200.31 Countable Resources (continued) 1. Cash on hand, and 2. Checking or savings accounts. B. Non-recurring lump sums Consider non-recurring lump sums as a resource in the month received unless otherwise excluded. Lump sum payments include but are not limited to the following: 1. Income tax refunds, rebates, or credits; 2. Retroactive Social Security benefits, SSI, TCA, Railroad Retirement or any other retroactive benefits payment; 3. Lump sum insurance settlements; 4. Refunds of rent or utility deposits; 5. Cash lottery prizes; and 6. A Welfare Avoidance Grant (WAG) Reminder: Some WAG payments are reimbursements. See Sec. 211.3G for treatment of reimbursements. Note:Interim assistance to families awaiting benefits from unemployment, social security or SSI may not be excluded as a non-recurring lump sum payment because the payment is designed to provide assistance for normal living expenses.

If the local department anticipates only one payment, consider it a non-recurring lump sum payment if it meets the above criteria. However, if a second payment is made later in the same 12 month period, do not consider the second payment as a non-recurring lump sum. Either count the second WAG payment as income or, if applicable, exclude it as a reimbursement.

If more than one payment is anticipated, count them as income or, if applicable, exclude them as reimbursements.

______________________________________________________________________ REVIEWED JUNE 2026