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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIAL INCOME DETERMINATIONS

10/24 VOLUME V, PART XII, PAGE 9

If a sponsored immigrant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the BPS that the sponsor is responsible for other immigrants, the income deemed here must be divided by the number of sponsored immigrants. The process described here to arrive at the deemed income must also be used to exclude the amount for a sponsored immigrant or citizen child.

Money paid to the immigrant by the sponsor (or the sponsor's spouse) will not count as income unless the amount paid exceeds the amount attributed to the immigrant under Part XII.C.1.a.

Exampes • Sponsor’s income attributed to immigrant

$100 Amount paid directly to the immigrant by the sponsor for an "odd job" $ 60

This $60.00 amount will not count as income to the immigrant’s household.

• Sponsor income attributed to immigrant

$100 Amount paid directly to the immigrant by the sponsor for an "odd job"

$120

The $20.00 over the $100 attributed income is countable income to the immigrant’s household.

2. Computing Countable Resources of Sponsors

Resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse count towards the immigrant household. The total amount of the sponsor’s and spouse’s nonexempt resources must be reduced by $1500. If a sponsored immigrant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the BPS that the sponsor is responsible for other immigrants, the resources counted here must be divided by the number of sponsored immigrants that apply for or are receiving SNAP benefits. Exclude the amount that would be attributed to a sponsored immigrant or citizen child.

3. Termination of the Sponsor’s Obligation

The evaluation and use of the income and resources of the sponsor and spouse of the sponsor must continue toward the SNAP eligibility and benefit level of the immigrant until the immigrant becomes a U.S. citizen. The evaluation of the sponsor’s obligation will also terminate when the immigrant can be credited with 40 quarters of work coverage, provided the immigrant received no public benefits for any quarter beginning January 1997. (See Part VII.F. for a discussion of qualifying quarters of work.)

Other conditions that will cause the sponsor’s support obligation to end are the death of either the sponsored immigrant or the sponsor, or instances when the immigrant leaves the country or no longer holds permanent resident status.

4. Responsibilities of the Sponsored Immigrant

The immigrant is responsible for the following: TRANSMITTAL #35