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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 03/2015

INCOME OF SPONSORS OF LPRS WITH I-864

0016.21.03

provisions below.

● If verification is not provided, deny or terminate program eligibility for the entire unit. The failure to provide the verification affects the entire unit because the sponsored LPR is an otherwise eligible mandatory member of the assistance unit.

MFIP, DWP, MSA, GA, GRH: Deem ALL of the income of the sponsor and his/her spouse as available to the sponsored LPR if the LPR's entrance into the United States was based on an Affidavit of Support (form I-864) executed by the sponsor.

SNAP: All income and resources of an LPR's sponsor and sponsor’s spouse who have signed a legally binding affidavit of support are counted as belonging to the LPR, even if not available.

Do not deem a sponsor's income if any 1 of the following exemptions are met:

● The sponsored LPR in a SNAP unit does not meet immigration status. See 0011.03.09 (Non-Citizens - SNAP/MSA/GA/GRH).

OR

● The sponsored LPR is a child under the age of 18. See 0011.03.15 (Non-Citizens - LPR With Sponsors).

OR

● The LPR 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.

OR

● The LPR receives SNAP as a member of the sponsor's SNAP unit.

OR

● The sponsor is an organization or group as opposed to an individual.

OR

● When an LPR meets the criteria for the indigent exemption and has not refused the determination of being declared an indigent immigrant. See INDIGENT IMMIGRANT in 0002.33 (Glossary: Independent...).

To determine the amount of the deemed sponsor's income:

1. Determine the total gross income of the sponsor and sponsor's spouse. See 0017 (Determining Gross Income).

2. Deduct the following:

● 20% of the gross earned income.

● The gross monthly income limit for the sponsor's household size. Include the sponsor, sponsor's spouse, and people who could be claimed as legal dependents on the sponsor's tax return. See 0019.06 (Gross Income Limits).