TANF and SNAP

If the employer … the advisor must count … withholds the employee's wages to purchase benefits, the held wages as earnings in the pay period that the employee would have normally received them. provides credit in addition to wages, as earnings only the portion that is paid directly to the employee. If the employer pays the unused credit in cash, the advisor must follow the steps below to determine countable excess income. Determine the total amount of gross wages/salary. Add the benefit credit amount to the wages/salary from Step 1. Subtract the cost of fringe benefits up to the amount of the benefit credit from the amount in Step 2. The remaining income from Step 3 is the countable gross earned income for the EDG.