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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2014

INCOME OF SPONSORS OF IMMIGRANTS WITH I-134

0016.21

you would any other member of the assistance unit.

SNAP: No provisions.

MSA: Some of the income of an immigrant's sponsor, and the sponsor's spouse, may be counted as available to the immigrant. It does not matter whether or not the sponsors live with the immigrant. Count the income for 3 years after the immigrant enters the country IF:

● The sponsor is an individual (as opposed to an agency or organization).

AND ● The sponsor has sponsored a person whose sole entrance condition was someone's petition for the immigrant's entrance into the United States.

Some immigrants who have sponsors are not required to have sponsorship as an entry condition. Do not count a sponsor's income if the immigrant was in a category that did not require sponsorship as an entry condition such as, but not limited to, a public interest parolee (PIP), refugee, asylee, or Cuban or Haitian entrant.

If the sponsor is the client's ineligible parent or spouse, follow the provisions of 0016.06 (Income From Ineligible Spouse of Unit Member), 0016.15 (Income From Ineligible Parents). For other sponsors, follow this procedure:

1. Determine the total gross earned and unearned income of the sponsor and sponsor's spouse (if living in the home). See 0017 (Determining Gross Income).

2. Deduct an allocation for the needs of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse and any minor children.

● For a sponsor without a spouse in the home, allow the SSI Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) for an individual. See 0029.06.03 (Supplemental Security Income Program).

● For a married couple, when both spouses are sponsors, allow each the individual FBR.

● For a married couple when only one spouse is the sponsor, allow the individual FBR for the sponsor and 1/2 the individual FBR for the spouse.

● For each minor child of the sponsor, allow 1/2 the individual FBR. Do not apply the dependent's income to reduce this amount.

3. Count the remaining income as unearned income to the immigrant when determining net income following the provisions of 0018 (Determining Net Income).

GA: Count any amount the sponsor makes available to the client as unearned income.

GRH: For aged, blind, or disabled clients, follow MSA. For all other adults, follow GA.