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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 06/2019

NEW SPOUSE INCOME

0022.11

To be eligible, a pending assistance unit must:

● Be determined eligible ongoing for MFIP, DWP, or RCA as part of their initial approval.

● Have a verified marriage date of 12-01-18 or later.

● Have a marriage date on or after the date of application.

● Have a combined gross income that does not exceed 275 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG). See 0017.11 (Determining New Spouse Income).

● Have the Designated Spouse selected.

Couples who are legally separated but live in the same home are considered married.

The New Spouse Income policy applies to:

● MANDATORY ELIGIBLE assistance unit members as well as optional members who opt in to receive MFIP for themselves. See 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit).

● MANDATORY INELIGIBLE assistance unit members who are ineligible due to:

- Being a recipient of SSI.

- Being an ineligible non-citizen.

- Failing to verify citizenship.

- Being in Post-60 month removal.

SNAP, MSA, GA, GRH: No provisions.