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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2014

INCOME FROM PEOPLE NOT IN THE UNIT

0016

Count the income of members of the unit according to the provisions of Chapter 17.

You must also count all or part of the income of certain people outside an assistance unit in the unit's income eligibility tests and benefit determination. This is sometimes called income "deemed" available to a unit. Count this income even if the unit does not actually receive it. See program provisions below to determine whose income to count.

MFIP, DWP: To determine gross income of people outside an assistance unit, follow 0017 (Determining Gross Income). To determine the net amount deemed from people outside the unit, apply the deductions and disregards described in the following subsections:

● Disqualified unit members. These are mandatory members of the unit who are disqualified. See 0014.06 (Who Must Be Excluded From Assistance Unit), 0016.03 (Income From Disqualified Unit Members), 0025.24.06 (Disqualification for Fraud).

● Parents of minor caregivers. These are parents of a minor caregiver who live with the unit. See 0016.18 (Income of Inel. Parent/Guard. of Minor Crgvr).

● Sponsors of immigrants. These are people who signed an affidavit of support as an immigrant's condition of entry into the United States. Sponsors may or may not live with the unit. See 0016.21 (Income of Sponsors of Immigrants With I-134).

● Ineligible parents and stepparents in the household of minor children. See 0016.09 (Income From Ineligible Stepparents), 0016.15 (Income From Ineligible Parents).

Do not deem the income of people who receive MSA or SSI. See 0017.15.45 (Income From RSDI and SSI).

Do not deem the income of a person who is away from home on military duty. See 0017.15.93 (Military Income) for information on how to determine countable military pay. Also see TEMP Manual TE02.10.90 (Military Families Receiving FS, MFIP or DWP).

When the parent who normally resides with the family is living and working away from the home (or the family) and there is no marital or relationship breakdown, consider that parent a mandatory unit member. When a parent does not live in Minnesota he/she is considered an ineligible mandatory unit member because the parent is not physically present in Minnesota. Count total income of all unit members, including the members away from the family, when determining the unit’s eligibility and benefit level. For information on counting assets, see 0015.48 (Whose Assets to Consider).

SNAP: To determine the gross and net amount of income counted from people outside the unit, follow the instructions in the following subsections:

● Disqualified mandatory unit members. See 0016.03 (Income From Disqualified Unit Members).

● Sponsors of immigrants. See 0016.21 (Income of Sponsors of Immigrants With I-134), 0016.21.03 (Income of Sponsors of LPRs With I-864).

● Ineligible non-citizens. See 0016.33 (Income of Ineligible Non-Citizens). (Also see sections for parents, stepparents, etc.)

● Unit members not applying for SNAP (non-applicants). See 0016.42 (Income of Non-Applicants).

● Ineligible students. See 0015.06.03 (Availability of Assets with Multiple Owners), 0016.36 (Income of Ineligible Students).

● Ineligible able-bodied adults. See 0015.06.03 (Availability of Assets with Multiple Owners), 0016.39 (Income of Ineligible Able- Bodied Adults).

A person who is away from home on military duty. See 0017.15.93 (Military Income) for information on how to determine countable military pay. Also see TEMP Manual TE02.10.90 (Military Families Receiving FS, MFIP or DWP).