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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 05/2022

GLOSSARY: SELF...

0002.61

SELF (STUDENT EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUNDS) State financial aid program for post secondary students.

SELF-EMPLOYED Describes a person who works independently, is a SOLE PROPRIETOR, or owns a business in PARTNERSHIP.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT Employment where people work for themselves rather than an employer, are responsible for their own work schedule, do not have taxes or FICA withheld by an employer, and do not have coverage under an employer's liability or WORKERS' COMPENSATION insurance.

SELF-SUPPORT INDEX MFIP, DWP: An outcome measure that tracks whether adults are either working 30 or more hours per week or no longer receiving MFIP/DWP cash payments 3 years after the baseline quarter.

SEOG (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants) A federal financial aid program for post-secondary students.

SERVICE ANIMAL SNAP: An animal prescribed by a medical professional that is specially trained as a Service Animal to serve the needs of elderly or disabled SNAP participants. This is typically a dog and, in rare instances, a miniature horse. See 0018.12.03 (Allowable SNAP Medical Expenses).

SHELTER COSTS MFIP : Rent, manufactured home lot rentals, monthly principal, interest, insurance premiums, and property taxes due for mortgages or contracts for deed costs.

DWP : See FAMILY MAINTENANCE NEEDS in 0002.23 (Glossary: Fair Hearing...)

SNAP: See 0018.15 (Shelter Deductions).

MSA : Rent; mobile home lot rentals; monthly principal, interest, insurance premiums, and property taxes for mortgages or contract for deed costs; utilities, including heating, cooling, electricity, water, and sewer; garbage removal; and the basic service fee for 1 telephone.

SHELTER DEDUCTION SNAP: Income deductions based on the unit's housing costs and utility costs. See 0018.15 (Shelter Deductions).

SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER in 0002.17 (Glossary: Displaced Homemaker...).

SIBLINGS Brothers and sisters related through birth or adoption to 1 or both parents.

SICK PAY Salary or wages an employer pays to or on behalf of an employee who is on sick leave at or below the employee's regular wage.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGE MFIP : The unit's gross earned and/or unearned income for the payment month declines by $65 plus 50% or more from the gross earned and/or unearned income budgeted in the budget month. See 0008.06.15 (Removing or Recalculating Income), TEMP Manual TE02.13.11 (Significant Change).

SNAP: A suspended Uncle Harry unit's loss of employment, decrease in hours of work, or loss of a unit member with countable income occurs in the suspension month. See TEMP Manual TE02.13.11 (Significant Change).

SIX-MONTH REPORTING The requirement for some SNAP units and/or GRH recipients to complete a Combined Six-Month Report (DHS-5576) (PDF)