701 Income Overview

There are two types of income:

1. Earned income Employee payments received in cash for wages, tips, commissions, or net profit from self-employment activities; the Gross Income is before deductions for personal or employment expenses or garnishments. Net Income is after deductions for personal or employment expenses or garnishments.:

   1. Wages and salaries for services performed.

   2. Net earnings from self-employment The act of engaging in a trade or business. A trade or business is generally an activity carried on for a livelihood or in good faith to make a profit. An individual does not have to make a profit to be in a trade or business as long as a profit motive exists even if the net income is $0.00 after allowable deductions.

2. Unearned income is all income not earned in wages/salaries/self-employment.

    

Households are not required to apply for income they might be eligible Having met the qualifications to receive a SNAP benefit by meeting the specified nonfinancial and financial requirements of eligibility. to receive such as unemployment, child support Voluntary or court ordered payment by an absent parent for the purpose of meeting the needs of his/her child(ren)., Social Security, etc.

The eligibility staff member must enter the correct data for required disqualified and ineligible Not qualified to receive benefits because of not meeting one or more of the specified nonfinancial or financial requirements of eligibility. household members.

1. Household members who are disqualified from SNAP due to being a drug felon, fugitive felon, or having a work registration The act of signing the application or recertification form attesting to work registration requirements. penalty or IPV - all income not excluded by policy is countable and is NOT prorated. Earned income deductions are allowed.

2. Household members who are disqualified from SNAP due to exhausting ABAWD time limits, being an ineligible alien A legal alien is a person lawfully residing in the United States of America who is not a citizen. A legal alien may not necessarily have permanent residence status. An illegal alien is a person present in the United States of America in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act., failing to provide a SSN - all income not excluded per policy IS prorated evenly among all household members. The income, except the ineligible member’s share, is used as income in the budget to determine eligibility and benefit level. The earned income disregards are allowed.

3. The income of an ineligible student living with a household is not considered in determining eligibility or level of benefits, unless the student makes the money available to the other household members. To determine countable household income, see 204 Student Status.