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EXAMPLE: A disqualified member’s monthly income is $200 after exclusions. Three persons are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit household, not including the disqualified member. Thus, the member’s income of $200, divided by 4, equals $50 per member. The disqualified member’s share of $50 is not counted, therefore, $150 of the total income is available to the household and must be counted.
Deductible expenses - The earned income deduction applies to any income earned by the disqualified member that was attributed to the household. The portion of the shelter, child support, or dependent care expenses either paid by or billed to the disqualified member’s share is counted as a deduction for the remaining household members.
EXAMPLE: A disqualified member has a gross earned income of $200 monthly and pays $60 towards the rent and $20 towards the utilities. The household contains three persons plus the disqualified member. The household’s prorated share of the income equals $150. The prorated share of rent and utilities are $45 and $15, respectively. Include the $150 in the household’s total gross monthly income. Because it is earned income, the household is entitled to the earned income deduction. Consider the $60 prorated share of the disqualified member’s shelter expenses as a deductible shelter expense in the SNAP computation.
Exception: If the disqualified person is entitled to a medical expense deduction, the household is not entitled to any portion of this person’s deduction during the disqualification period. Also, if the person disqualified is the only senior or disabled member of the household, the household is not entitled to the uncapped shelter deduction.
405.5 Failure to Comply (continued)
When a disqualification penalty is imposed, the household may not declare the disqualified individual to be a separate SNAP benefit household. Continue to count a prorated share of the disqualified member’s income and resources until the disqualification ends. However, if the disqualified member physically moves out of the home, the household must report the change in household composition. At that point, the disqualified member’s income and resources are no longer available to the household and, therefore, not counted.
405.6 Good Cause for Failure to Comply
In determining if good cause exists for failure to comply with the requirement to provide or obtain a SSN, consider the information from the household member, the Social Security Administration, and the local department.
Consider documentary evidence or collateral information that the household has applied for the number or made an effort to provide SSA with the necessary information as good cause for failure to comply. If the individual applying for the SSA has been unable to obtain the documents required by SSA, the worker must make every effort to assist the individual in obtaining these documents.
Good cause does not include delays due to illness, lack of transportation, or temporary absences, because SSA makes provisions for mail-in applications.
If the household member can show good cause why an application for a SSN was not made in a timely manner, allow that person to participate for one month in addition to the month of application.
If the household member has been unable to obtain the documents required by SSA, make every effort to assist the individual in obtaining the documents.
Good cause for failure to apply must be shown monthly in order for the household member to continue to participate.
Once the individual applies for a SSN, the member may participate pending notification of the household member’s SSN.
405.7 Ending Disqualification
The disqualified household member may become eligible by providing a social security number or evidence that an application for a social security number has been made.