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Subject: SNAP Income

Policy 24.14 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 01/04/2022 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 7 of 11 resources in the month received unless specifically excluded as a resource by other federal laws. Also included is the Veterans Administration Disability Pension Payment Annual Adjustment. VA does not consider this as a medical reimbursement. 23.Recoupments. Any portion of the household’s income that is either withheld by the provider or returned to the provider by the recipient to repay a prior overpayment. This would include Social Security and SSI. If the repayment is to pay for an overpayment in that particular program, the net income would be counted. Exceptions: a. monies withheld from assistance payments (Families First) to repay an overpayment caused by intentionally failing to comply with the other Program’s requirements b. monies withheld for bankruptcy (such as a wage earner’s plan); or c. monies withheld either voluntarily or involuntarily, for any purposes, except to repay a prior overpayment. Example: Social Security and/or SSI repayment benefits that are due to an overpayment in another program (such as a school loan or tax debt) would be counted as income. 24.Reimbursements for past or future expenses other than normal living costs to the extent they do not exceed actual expenses and do not represent a gain or benefit to the household. When a reimbursement, including a flat allowance, covers multiple expenses, each expense does have to be separately identified as long as none of the reimbursements cover normal living expenses. a. Reimbursements for normal living expenses of the household, such as rent or mortgage, personal clothing, or food eaten at home, that is a gain or benefit and therefore are not excluded. To be excluded, these payments must be provided specifically for an identified expense, other than normal living expenses, and used for the purpose intended. Excluded reimbursements may include the following payments: i. Reimbursements received to pay for services provided by Title XX of the Social Security Act. (Title XX of the Social Security Act Provides for funding for social services through the Social Services Block Grant). ii. Reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses of volunteers incurred in the course of their work. iii. Dependent care or medical reimbursements. Direct payments made to a household to cover the costs associated with the upkeep of animals specially trained to provide service to the disabled are to be excluded as medical reimbursement. iv. Non-federal reimbursements or allowances to students for specific education expenses, such as travel or books, but not allowances for normal living expenses such as food, rent, or clothing. Portions of a general grant, loan, or scholarship must be specifically earmarked by the grantor for education expenses, rather than living expenses, to be excluded as a reimbursement. b. When the household claims that a reimbursement exceeds the actual expense, consider the amount by which it exceeds the actual incurred expense as income.