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I TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 723 NON-CITIZEN SPONSOR INCOME (toc) The income and resources of an eligible “qualified” non-citizen’s sponsor and the sponsor’s spouse are deemed to the individual(s) being sponsored. Do not deem this income to the other household members who are not being sponsored (not listed on the Affidavit of Support, such as a U.S. citizen). Sponsored non-citizens entering the country on or after August 22, 1996, are sponsored under a legally enforceable affidavit of sponsorship. See E&P MS A-640.6. 724 CASH GIFTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS (toc) Count cash gifts or contributions as unearned income unless specifically subject to other income exemptions or disregards. If the contribution is intended for more than one person, prorate it among everyone for whom it was intended. Exempt gifts or contributions if they meet all the criteria below: • cash gifts which total $30 or less in a three­ • are made by a private, non-profit organization month period (benefit month and previous on the basis of need, and two months) for each household member, • total $300 or less in a federal fiscal quarter. and • received too irregularly to be reasonably If these contributions exceed $300 in a quarter, anticipated. count the excess amount as income in the month Reasonably anticipated means the received. customer knows Note: The federal fiscal quarters are January –  in what month it will be received, and  who it will come from, March, April – June, July – September, and October  how much it will be. – December. 725 CHILD SUPPORT (toc) Generally, payments from a Non-Custodial Parent (NCP) are considered child support and are the income of the child for whom the support is paid. This includes court ordered medical payments paid directly to the household from an NCP. Deduct legally obligated fees from child support income. Legally obligated fees are those charged by a collection agency which the custodian agreed upon in a contract agreement. If a single payment covers two or more children and the support order does not specify a portion for each child, prorate the payment among all the children. If the payment covers a child who is a household member and one or more children who are not, the payment is still prorated among all the children. Cash gifts from an NCP which are received for special occasions (i.e., Christmas, birthdays, graduation, etc.), are budgeted as gifts and not considered child support or surrendered when: INCOME NON-CITIZEN SPONSOR INCOME Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 Jun 26 MTL 09/26 A-723