A. DISQUALIFIED MEMBERS (COUNT ALL)
If a household includes a disqualified member who is
ineligible due to a SNAP IPV; noncompliance with work registration; job quit or
voluntary reduction in work effort; a fleeing felon; violating a condition of
probation/parole; certain felons convicted of violent crimes and sexual
assault; alien status (except for those aliens, disqualified because of their
status, listed under "exceptions," below); or inability or unwillingness to
provide documentation of alien's immigration status, then the disqualified
member's assets, income, deductions, as well as the family size of the
remaining household are calculated as follows:
(1) Assets - 100% of the disqualified
member's assets are counted toward the asset level of the household.
(2) Income - 100% of the disqualified
member's income is counted toward the income level of household. The
disqualified member is not counted as a household member when determining the
standard deduction for the household. The assets and income of the sponsor and
the sponsor's spouse of an ineligible sponsored alien are not
counted.
(3) Deductible Expenses -
The entire household's allowable earned income, medical, dependent care, child
support, and excess shelter deductions (including disqualified members), are
applied to the remaining household members.
(4) Number in Household - Benefits for the
household are not increased as a result of the exclusion of one or more
household members because of the disqualification. Disqualified member(s) are
not included in the household size for the purposes of:
(a) Assigning a benefit level to the
household; or
(b) Comparing the
household's monthly income with the income eligibility standards; or comparing
the household's resources with the resource eligibility limits.
(5)
EXCEPTIONS:
The income, assets, and expenses of non-citizens
disqualified because of one of the following immigration statuses, are treated
according to the procedure under the DISQUALIFIED MEMBER (PRORATED),
Subparagraph B, below, and not according to the methodology above:
(a) Lawfully admitted for permanent residence
under the INA (See Section 111-2, Page 7);
(b) Granted asylum under section 208 of the
Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) (See Section 111-2, Page 5);
(c) Admitted as a refugee under section 207
of the INA (See Section 111-2, Page 5);
(d) Paroled in accordance with section
212(d)(5) of the INA (See Section 111-2, Page 7)
(e) Those individuals whose deportation or
removal has been withheld in accordance with sections 241(b)(3) or 243(h) of
the INA (See Section 111-2, Page 5);
(f) Elderly, blind, or disabled in accordance
with section 1614(a)(1) of the Social Security Act and is
admitted for temporary or permanent residence under section 245 A(b)(1) of the
INA (See Section 111-2, Page 9); or
(g) Special agricultural worker admitted for
temporary residence under section 210(a) of the INA.
B. DISQUALIFIED MEMBERS (PRORATED)
If a household includes a disqualified member who is
ineligible due to social security noncompliance; an intentional program
violation of another public assistance program requirement; time limited ABAWD
status; or due to an alien status listed under Subparagraph A(5) above, then
the disqualified member's assets, income, deductions, as well as the family
size of the remaining household are calculated as follows:
(1) Assets - 100% of the disqualified
member's assets are counted toward the asset level of the household.
(2) Income - A pro rata share of the
disqualified member(s)'s income is counted as income to the remaining members
according to the "CALCULATION" below. The disqualified member is not counted as
a household member when determining the standard deduction for the household.
CALCULATION
(a) SUBTRACT: Allowable exclusions from
disqualified member's income (including the 20% disregard).
(b) DIVIDE: The remaining income by the
number of household members (including disqualified member(s)).
(c) SUBTRACT: The income allocated to the
disqualified member.
(d) COUNT: The
remaining sum is added to eligible household's income.
(3) Deductible Expenses - A pro rata share of
the disqualified member's deductible expenses are counted as expenses to the
remaining members according to the following calculation:
CALCULATION
(a) ADD: All allowable child support payment,
shelter and dependent care expenses which are either paid by, or billed to, the
disqualified member(s)
(b) DIVIDE:
By number of household members (include disqualified member(s))
(c) SUBTRACT: The deductible expenses
allocated to the disqualified member(s).
(d) COUNT: The remaining sum is counted as an
allowable expense for the remaining household members.
(4) Number in Household - Disqualified
member(s) are not included in the household size for the purposes of:
(a) Assigning a benefit level to the
household;
(b) Comparing the
household's monthly income with the income eligibility standards; or
(c) Comparing the household's resources with
the resource eligibility limits.
C. DISQUALIFIED MEMBERS (COUNT NONE)
If a household includes a disqualified member who is
ineligible due to student status, boarders, foster care individuals, roomers,
live in attendants, or any other reason not listed in Subparagraphs A or B,
above, their assets, income, and expenses are not counted, except as indicated
below.
(1) Income - Cash payments from
the disqualified member to the remaining of the household are considered
income. Vendor payments are not considered income.
When the earned income of one or more eligible household
members and the earned income of a disqualified member are combined into one
wage, the income of the eligible household members shall be determined as
follows:
If the eligible household's share can be identified, that
portion is counted as earned income.
If the eligible household's share cannot be identified,
the earned income is prorated among all those whom it was intended to cover and
that portion prorated to the eligible household members is counted.
CALCULATION - See DISQUALIFIED MEMBERS
(PRORATED), Income (Subparagraph B(2), above).
(2) Deductible Expenses - If expenses cannot
be separated between the disqualified member and the eligible household, then
the expenses are prorated evenly among the persons actually paying or
contributing to the expense(s) and only the household's pro rata share is
allowed as an expense.
CALCULATION - See DISQUALIFIED MEMBERS
(PRORATED), Deductible Expenses (Subparagraph B(3) above).
(3) Number in Household - Disqualified
member(s) are not counted in the household size for the purposes of:
(a) Assigning a benefit level to the
household;
(b) Comparing the
household's monthly income with the income eligibility standards; or
(c) Comparing the household's resources with
the resource eligibility limits.
