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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 9 of 11 31.YouthBuild Program Payments. The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Sec. 456(e) provides that payments made under this program are to be treated like Work Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) payments. a. On-The-Job Training. Earnings for on-the-job training programs only for individuals under the age of 19 who are under the parental control of an adult household member. b. All income (earned or unearned) from the other YouthBuild Programs. 32.Non-Cash Items. Any gain or benefits not in the form of money payable directly to the household, such as meals, clothing, garden produce, public housing, or other in-kind benefits. 33.Disaster Income a. Exempt any governmental payments that are designated for the restoration of a home damaged in a disaster. If the household is subject to a legal sanction if the funds are not used as intended. Such funds include those made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Individual and Family Grant Program or disaster loans or grants made by the Small Business Administration. b. Payments made under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for flood mitigation activities shall not be counted as income or resources of the property owner. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awards grants to States and communities, which distribute the funds to individuals and businesses for activities that reduce the risk of repetitive flood damage. 34.Military Combat Pay. Additional pay received by military personnel as a result of deployment to a combat zone is to be excluded from income. All other military pay is included. Staff shall refer to Military Pay for SNAP Determination 35.Filipino Veteran’s Equity Compensation Payments. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created the “Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund” for certain veterans and the spouses of veterans who served in the military of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. These payments are excluded. 36.Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts. Based on the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 ABLE accounts should be excluded as income to determine SNAP eligibility. The income of all household members who share a living arrangement must be explored, but all household members may or may not be considered in the determination of eligibility and level of benefit. See Treatment of Income, Resources, and Deductible Expenses of Non-Household Members and Treatment of Income Resources, Income, and Deductible Expenses of Excluded Household Members to explore the income of non-household or excluded household members. F. Determining Income For SNAP, a prospective method of determining eligibility and allotment is used when considering available income for a household. At the time of application, re-application, or any change in income, a determination of the amount of income considered available for ongoing and future eligibility. Unless it is reasonably certain income will continue, if the amount or when