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• Has been a victim of domestic violence or extreme cruelty. • Would be unable to obtain food and shelter without government assistance (Indigent). 3. Sponsor Deeming Deem a portion of the sponsor’s income and resources to the non-citizen, regardless of whether the income or resources are paid to the non-citizen. More than one person may sponsor a non-citizen by signing an Affidavit of Support (I-864). If there are joint sponsors, the deemed income and resources of all sponsors would be counted for the non-citizen.

It is the non-citizen’s responsibility to provide information/documentation regarding the sponsor and to obtain cooperation from the sponsor. Information must be provided at application, and redetermination. The non-citizen will have up to the 30th day of application processing to provide the required verification. If it is not provided within the correct time frame, the sponsored non- citizen(s) will be ineligible, and benefits will be determined for the remaining BG members.

4. Deeming of a Sponsor’s Resources The deemed resource amount is determined as follows: • Add all of the sponsor’s and non-citizen’s allowable resources • Subtract $1,500 • Divide by the number of sponsored non-citizens. If the number is not known, the entire amount counts • The result is the deemed resource amount per sponsored BG member

5. Deeming of a Sponsor’s Income The deemed income amount is determined as follows: • Add earned income. • Subtract 20% of the earned income or $175 (whichever is greater). • Add unearned income. • Subtract the gross monthly income limit for the sponsor’s household size and any other person who is claimed or could be claimed as a dependent for Federal income tax purposes. • Subtract any amounts paid by the sponsor or any such spouse to individuals not living in the household who are claimed by the sponsor as dependents for purposes of determining the sponsor’s Federal personal income tax liability. • Subtract any payments of alimony or child support to individuals not living in the household. • Divide by the number of citizens sponsored. If the number is not known, the entire amount will count. • The result is the deemed unearned income amount per sponsored BG member. • No income is deemed to children under age 18.