SNAP

To be considered a boarder, a person residing with the household must pay reasonable compensation for meals and lodging. Reasonable compensation is:

the amount of the full allotment for the number of boarders if the boarders eat an average of more than two meals a day with the household; or

two-thirds of the full allotment for the number of boarders if the boarders eat an average of two meals a day or less with the household.

In determining "reasonable compensation," only the amount paid for meals is counted if it can be separated from lodging.

If the individual chooses to include a boarder as a household member:

all of the boarder's income, resources and deductions are counted; but

the payment from the boarder is not counted as income since it is transferred between household members.

If the individual chooses not to include a boarder as a household member:

the boarder's income, resources, or deductions are not included in the household; but

the payment from the boarder is counted as self-employment income for the household.