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SNAP 501-2 INCOME Native American Income
Supersedes: SNAP 501-2 (05/16/2022) Reference: 7 CFR 273.2; 7 CFR 273.9; 7 CFR 273.11; P.L. 104-193 Section 213, 221, and 807. Overview: All unearned income received by the filing unit is considered when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). All unearned income, whether countable or excluded according to policy, is added to CHIMES. INDIAN MONIES: Indian Monies may be countable or excluded depending on the source and amount. The following Indian Monies are excluded sources: 1. Payments derived from leases or other uses of individually owned trust or restricted lands up to $2,000 per individual per calendar year. The amount in excess of $2,000 must be counted. 2. Judgment claim payments under: a. Crow Elder payments (107th Meridian Settlement); Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994; P.L.103-444, Section 7. b. P.L. 97-408 to the Blackfeet, Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of Montana and Papago, Arizona Tribe. c. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (P.L. 92-203). d. P.L. 93-532, Section 22 to Navajo or Hopi Indians as financial or relocation assistance. e. P.L. 94-540 to Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians. f. P.L. 95-433 by the Indian Claims Commission to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation or the Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation. g. P.L. 96-420 to Passamaquoddy Tribe and Penobscot Nation pursuant to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980. h. P.L. 97-403 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas.