1102 SNAP Income Eligibility Tests/Computations
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SNAP - 7 CFR 273.9 and .10 |
A. Gross and Net Income Tests
1. Exempt the categorically eligible assistance unit from the gross and net income tests (see Section 502).
2. Require an assistance unit with an elderly or disabled member, including those who turn age 60 during the month of certification, to meet the net income test for the applicable assistance unit size.
3. Require assistance units without an elderly or disabled member to meet the gross and net monthly income tests for the applicable assistance unit size.
4. See Section 507 for treatment of income of excluded, disqualified or sanctioned individuals.
5. DO NOT anticipate the amount of the initial POWER payment if:
a. The amount or the date of receipt cannot be reasonably anticipated; or
b. The payment will not be received in the month it is intended to cover.
6. Prorate the income of a sponsor of an alien among the aliens s/he is sponsoring:
a. Deem the prorated amount to the alien’s assistance unit;
b. See Section 606 for treatment of sponsor’s assets.
B. SNAP Gross Income Test
1. Require the gross income test be met by the assistance unit prospectively when the assistance unit is not categorically eligible or does not include an elderly and/or disabled member.
2. Use the anticipated gross earned income or net profit from self-employment (see Section 903).
3. Add nonexempt unearned income.
4. Compare the result to the maximum allowable gross income from Table II for the applicable assistance unit size.
5. Deny or terminate benefits when the income exceeds the maximum allowable gross income.
C. SNAP Net Income Test
1. Proceed with the net income test when the maximum gross income test has been met and the assistance unit is not categorically eligible (see Section 502).
2. Multiply the nonexempt earned income by 20% when:
a. The income is reported timely;
b. There is income remaining after a farm loss offset.
3. Subtract the result from the net maximum gross income from B.4.
4. Subtract the standard deduction.
5. Subtract medical costs in excess of $35 when the assistance unit includes a member(s) who is elderly and/or disabled.
6. Subtract allowable dependent care costs and legally obligated child support.
7. Divide the result by two, rounding up or down as appropriate.
8. Determine the allowable shelter costs using the appropriate deduction (see Section 907).
9. Subtract the shelter costs from the result in 7. and compare that amount to the limit on shelter deduction from Table II and use whichever amount is less except for assistance units with a member(s) age 60 or older or a disabled person(s) which are allowed the full amount of the difference.
10. Subtract the appropriate amount from 8. from the result from 6. to arrive at the net monthly income.
11. Compare the result to the net allowable income from Table II for the assistance unit size.
12. Deny or terminate benefits when the income exceeds the maximum allowable net income.
13. Proceed, when eligible, by multiplying the result from 9. by 30%, rounding up.
14. Subtract the result from line 12. from the Thrifty Food Plan for the assistance unit size found in Table II.
15. Prorate benefits as appropriate. (see Section 1301)
16. Realize an assistance unit of one person or two persons will receive $16 when the result is $16 or less.
D. Computation for Failure to Comply with Needs Based Programs
1. POWER, POWER-SASFA or Tribal TANF:
a. DO NOT impose a SNAP sanction when the assistance unit member is under a POWER penalty during the application process and the assistance unit has not received a POWER performance payment;
b. DO NOT increase the benefit when the income of the assistance unit is decreased because a penalty is imposed under any needs based program, including POWER/POWER-SASFA and Tribal TANF for failure to perform a required action;
c. Reduce the benefit, as appropriate; or
d. Maintain the current benefit level if benefits would increase as a result of this provision;
e. Enter the appropriate “X” code on the UNIN screen in EPICS to determine the benefit amount when the penalty is for POWER/POWER-SASFA or Tribal TANF ; and
f. Continue the POWER/POWER-SASFA or Tribal TANF related penalty for the minimum penalty period (see Section 713).
g. Set the penalized adult, or an adult assistance unit member when the sanctioned individual is a child, as “DF” on SEPA; or
h. Set the penalized child as “DF” on SEPA when the only eligible assistance unit member is a child;
i. Add the penalized individual back into the benefits after the penalty period if the assistance unit chooses to receive SNAP only and the penalized individual is NOT mandatory for the SNAP work requirements; or
j. Continue the penalty for the minimum penalty period (see Section 713) and require the individual to meet the SNAP work requirements before being added back into the benefits if the assistance unit chooses to receive SNAP only.