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308 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility For SNAP, exclude: (a) A cafeteria plan benefit, including flexible spending plans, that an employee cannot elect to receive as cash which is designated and used to pay for child care, medical care, or health insurance unless it is reimbursed by ODHS|OHA; or allowed as an earned income deduction. Note: In SNAP, cafeteria plan benefits taken as cash or used to pay for a service paid by ODHS|OHA are counted as earned income. The intent is not to allow “double-dipping” by the participant; that is, being reimbursed twice for the same cost. (b) The earned income of an individual under age 18 if they are under the parental control of another member of the household and: (A) Attending elementary or high school; (B) Attending GED classes recognized by the local school district; (C) Completing home-school elementary or high school classes recognized by the local school district; or (D) Too young to attend elementary school. (c) In-kind earned income, except as provided in section (7). (d) Any amount deducted from base pay for future educational costs under P.L. 99-576, 100 Stat. 3248 (1986), for individuals on active military duty. (e) Income remaining after the month of receipt is a resource. For REF, REFM and TANF: (a) Exclude the earned income of the following financial group members in the month of receipt. Count any money remaining after the month of receipt as a resource. (A) Dependent children under age 19, or minor parents (under age 18), who are full-time students in grade 12 or below (or the equivalent level of vocational training, GED courses or home schooling approved by the local school district). (B) Dependent children under age 18 who are part-time (as defined by the institution) students in grade 12 or below (or the equivalent level of vocational training, GED courses, or home schooling approved by the local school district) and are not employed full time. (C) Dependent children too young to be in school. (b) Income remaining after the month of receipt is a resource. (c) In-kind earned income is excluded. For REF, REFM and TANF, exclude all in-kind income except unearned third-party payments. For SNAP, earned in-kind income is excluded unless it is an expenditure by a business entity that benefits a principal. If it benefits a principal, it is treated as countable earned in-kind reimbursement. For all programs except for HSD medical, the income of a temporary employee of the U.S. Census Bureau employed to assist in taking the census is excluded. For HSD medical programs, earned Income, as defined, is counted in monthly and annual income.