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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Budgeting 600 BUDGETING A procedure used to determine eligibility by calculating income, disregards and deductions. 610 DEFINITIONS The following budgeting terms are used: • Actual Income Budgeting: Actual income is only used when an income source ceases, or a new income source begins, and a full month’s income is not expected to be received. • Application Date: The application date is the day the district office receives an application form containing the applicant’s name, address, and appropriate signature. Applications received by the Division outside of normal business hours, either through ACCESS Nevada, faxed or local office drop boxes, are considered received and date stamped the next business day. This is the first day these applications are available to the agency for processing. • Benefit Month: The calendar month for which eligibility and benefits are determined. Eligibility is based upon household size, anticipated income and expenses in the benefit month. • Best Estimate (BE) Budgeting: The process used to calculate a household’s monthly income when determining monthly benefits. • Prorated Benefit Month: For TANF, the initial payment is based on the date of approval or the 30th day, whichever comes first. For SNAP, Nevada prorates the initial benefit based on the date of application. month’s Households who apply for SNAP after the 15th of the month will be issued the initial month’s prorated benefit and the next month’s full benefit upon approval as separate issuances. • Prospective Eligibility Determination: A projection of income, expenses, household composition and all other eligibility factors anticipated to exist in the benefit month based on verified data or the best information known at the time the eligibility decision is made by the case manager. A-600 BUDGETING Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 11 Aug 25 MTL 10/25 OVERVIEW & DEFINITIONS