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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Current Eligibility 1. Calculate the striker’s income for 30 days prior to the day the strike began. 2. Compare the striker’s income in 1) above to the striker’s current income (including union benefits and part-time jobs). Determine the higher of two incomes. 3. Add the higher of the two incomes (pre-strike and current) to the remaining household member’s current income. If the household is not currently eligible, deny/terminate the household benefits. If the household is eligible based on both current and pre-strike income, the household is eligible if it meets all other criteria. Consider other eligibility criteria the same as income. The household must be eligible both currently and before the strike. Exception: Individuals exempt from work registration for reasons other than employment are not considered strikers. 759 TEMPORARY OR ONGOING ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES/ORGANIZATIONS (toc) Temporary or ongoing assistance from other agencies/organizations, such as General Assistance (GA), Indian General Assistance (IGA), Interim Assistance (IA) for pending SSI recipients, is budgeted as unearned income unless excluded by another policy. Assistance from other agencies and organizations, except out-of-state TANF, which equals the difference between the payment allowance and the 100% need standard amount is excluded as income. The portion of the payment that exceeds the difference between the payment level and the need standard is budgeted as unearned income when the assistance is for: • items not included in the need standard, OR • the assistance supplements the need standard. Budget the entire payment as unearned income unless it must be repaid to the issuing agency (e.g., county requires a recipient to sign a contractual agreement to repay (IA) once approved for SSI and/or RSDI or program benefits). A-758.1 INCOME Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 Jun 26 MTL 09/26 Eligibility of Strikers