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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 3 Program Eligibility Requirements Page 16 • Monthly: count the payments received in the one month eligibility period. • Quarterly: divide the most recent payment by three. • Biannual: divide the most recent payment by six. • Annual: divide the payment by twelve. Any additional bonus payment, regardless of the frequency, is counted in the month it is received. Income Definition and Determination Income is defined according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Update of the Estimated State Median Income for Four Person Families. Income means a household’s gross cash receipts, before taxes. Certain kinds of money the household receives are not, by their nature, income. Both income inclusions and income exclusions are described below. Households must provide verification of all members’ incomes for the eligibility period. Commerce forms must be used for follow up with no income and inadequate income households. The standard used to determine maximum eligible income for most household sizes is state median income guidelines, issued annually by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The income guidelines equal up to 50 percent of the Minnesota state median income. Eligibility is based on household income using the following criteria: • Gross payments for the one complete calendar month prior to signing the application for most earned and unearned income. • The previous year’s profit divided by 12 for self-employment and certain regular annual payments. NOTE: A household may be over-income for EAP based on “One Month Max. Guidelines” even though the household’s yearly income is less than the “Annual Income.” 2024 Maximum EAP Income Guidelines Based on 50% of State Median Income (SMI) for household sizes 1-16 and on 110% of Federal Poverty Guidelines for household sizes 17-20. Household Size Annual Income 1 Month Max. Guidelines

Household Size Annual Income 1 Month Max. Guidelines 1 $32,667 $2,722

11 $92,349 $7,695 2 $42,719 $3,559

12 $94,233 $7,852 3 $52,770 $4,397

13 $96,118 $8,009 4 $62,822 $5,235

14 $98,003 $8,166