Effective Date - Jan 1, 2009

507                 Including/Excluding Individuals for SNAP and POWER

SNAP – 7 CFR 273.1 and .11P.L. 105-183

A.    Treat income, assets and deductions as indicated in the following table for excluded, sanctioned or disqualified individuals.

Treatment of Income, Assets and Deductions of Excluded Individuals
Code	Situation	Income	Assets	Deduction
(Individual’s needs are excluded from assistance unit size when determining benefit level)
OU	Ineligible boarder residing with SNAP assistance unit	Exempt	Exempt	None
OU	Ineligible student	Exempt	Exempt	None
DI	ABAWD	Prorated	All	Prorated
				(SUA not prorated)
DI	Individual who failed to meet the SSN requirement	Prorated	All	Prorated
				(SUA not prorated)
DI	Individual who refused to attest to citizenship	Prorated	All	Prorated
				(SUA not prorated)
DI	Ineligible immigrant *See Section 907 for proration of shelter deductions.	Prorated	All	Prorated (SUA not prorated)
DF	Work requirements**      1.  Work registration/UIB       3.  Voluntary quit      2.  Reduction of work effort    4.  E&T	All	All	All
DF	Individual disqualified for IPV	All	All	All
DF	Individuals found to have used or received benefits in a transaction involving the sale of a controlled substance.	All	All	All
DF	Individuals found to have used or received benefits in a transaction involving the sale of firearms, ammunition or explosives.	All	All	All
DF	Fleeing felon/Probation or parole violator	All	All	All
DF	Ten year penalty period when found guilty through an admin hearing or court of receiving/trying to receive multiple SNAP benefits in one month	All	All	All
DF	Individual found guilty of trafficking SNAP over $500	All	All	All
DF	*Noncooperation with POWER/POWER-SASFA or Tribal TANF (see Section 1102)	All	All	All
The sanction/disqualification is by individual NOT the assistance unit.
** Mandatory minimum penalty applies.

POWER - ARW, Chapter 1, Section 6

B.    Require the following individuals to be included in one POWER assistance unit:

1.    The natural, legal or adoptive parent(s) of a dependent child;

2.    The blood related or adoptive brothers and sisters of the dependent child who are themselves dependent children and who meet all eligibility factors.  (An emancipated minor is not considered a dependent child.)  (see E. and F.)

C.  Exclude the following individuals from the assistance unit and treat

the income and assets as indicated in the table.

Treatment of Income, Assets and Deductions of Excluded Individuals
SEPA Code	Situation	Income	Assets	Penalty	UNIN Code
OU/S	An individual who receives SSI benefits (OU = adult, SS = child)	N/A	N/A	N/A
OU	An individual for whom IV-E, other federal, state, or local foster care maintenance payments are being made	N/A	N/A	N/A
OU	An immigrant who is ineligible due to deeming the income of their sponsor or due to sponsorship by an agency or organization (see Section 901)	N/A	N/A	N/A
DI	A fugitive felon/probation or parole violator	All	All	N/A	XF/XV
DI	An illegal immigrant	All	All	N/A	XA
DI	An individual convicted of fraud or IPV	All	All	N/A	XG
DI	An individual receiving/trying to receive assistance in more than one state (10 year penalty)	All	All	N/A	XG

D.   Emancipated minors and parents age 18 and over must be in a separate assistance unit and are no longer in their parents' unit.

E.    Determine who is to be included in the assistance unit in the following order with 1. being the highest level:

1.    Married couple/two-parent assistance unit with at least one dependent child in common;

2.    Stepparent;

3.    Single parent assistance unit;

4.    Caretaker relative.

F.    DO NOT allow eligibility for a stepparent situation, a single parent assistance unit or the needs of a caretaker relative if ineligibility for the married couple/two parent assistance unit does not exist solely due to noncompliance with a performance requirement.

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