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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 08/2019

PROSPECTIVE BUDGETING - SNAP PROVISIONS

0022.03.01.03

● Units living on Indian reservations. Unit members do not have to be members of a tribe for this purpose.

Consider the following when determining prospective income in a prospectively budgeted month.

● Count only cash assistance and other income both the county agency and the unit are reasonably certain the unit will receive during the certification period.

● Always budget cash assistance grants for the current month prospectively, even when you budget other income and expenses retrospectively. See 0017.15.06 (Assistance Payments Income).

● If a client gives a reason that the amount an employer says it will pay is inaccurate, contact the employer for confirmation. See 0010.03 (Verification - Cooperation and Consent), 0010.15 (Verification - Inconsistent Information). If you cannot reconcile the employer’s and the client's claims, budget the amount the client expects to get (which might be $0). Document your action in CASE/PERSON NOTEs in MAXIS.

● It may be appropriate to suspend an UHFS unit in a prospective month. See 0022.03.04 (Ineligibility in a Prospective Month - SNAP), 0022.18 (Suspensions).

● For people certified for SNAP in Minnesota the month before the application month, continue the budgeting cycle they were in. Change the budget cycle only if there was a change that would alter the budgeting cycle. See 0022.09.03 (When to Switch Budget Cycles - SNAP).

● Budget COLA increases in federal benefits prospectively only when received during the initial 2 months. For COLA increases received after the 1st 2 months, see 0022.06 (How and When to Use Retrospective Budgeting).

● Budget recurring medical expenses prospectively. See 0018.12 (Medical Deductions).