605-2 B. EXCLUDED MEMBERS
Excluded household members are persons disqualified for: failure to apply for or provide a social security number (SSN); being an ineligible alien; failure to declare citizenship status; failure to comply with work requirements; intentional program violation; being a convicted drug felon; or being a fleeing felon. If the only adult household member is disqualified, that person may apply on behalf of a household of minors.
1. Counting Resources and Budgeting Income and Expenses
The calculations necessary to determine the excluded member’s resources, countable income, and allowable expenses are performed by EIS .
Exception:
Shared income (income belonging to more than one person, such as ATAP income) must be prorated manually
by the caseworker and each portion entered next to the appropriate household
members. See EIS Procedure 1991-3
for additional information.
Example:
The ATAP income should be prorated manually
by the caseworker and each portion entered on the UNIN next to the appropriate
household members, which are the household members who are included in
the ATAP case.
Joan and her two children, Elmo and
Carla, have an open ATAP
and FS
case. Joan is excluded from the case because she is not a qualified
alien. Joan works part time and receives ATAP of $400 for the children.
Because she is excluded from the case, the ATAP benefits are for the
children only. The caseworker must prorate the ATAP of $400 by dividing
by 2 and manually placing $200 next to each child.
Excluded for failing to provide an SSN , for failing to declare citizenship, or being an ineligible alien or ineligible ABAWD .
Note:
Code these excluded household members with a DI participation code on EIS .
All of the excluded member’s resources count in total to the household.
EIS subtracts the 20% earned income disregard from the excluded member’s earned income, and adds the balance to the excluded member’s unearned income. EIS prorates this total, dividing it evenly among the household members, including the excluded member. EIS excludes the excluded member’s portion, and counts the rest as countable unearned income in the SNAP budget.
The household is entitled to the full standard deduction.
Shelter expenses (excluding utilities) and dependent care expenses billed to or paid by the excluded member and child support payments made or anticipated to be made by the excluded member are coded on the DEMH screen next to the excluded member. EIS divides these expenses evenly among all household members, including the excluded member. EIS allows all the expenses, except the excluded member’s share, as deductible expenses for the household.
Note:
If TA is the only income
in the household, shelter expenses should be coded next to an eligible
family member since the TA
income is their income.
Utility expenses billed to or paid by the excluded member are allowed in full.
When the excluded household member is responsible for the home heating expenses, the household is entitled to the full standard utility deduction (SUD). Code the utility expense next to an eligible household member.
If the household is not entitled to the SUD , and the excluded member is responsible for all or a portion of a non-heating utility expense, the household is entitled to the full non-heating utility standard. Code the utility expense next to an eligible household member.
Excluded for an IPV, being a convicted drug felon, or felon convicted of aggravated sexual abuse, murder, sexual exploitation and abuse of children, or sexual assault, or fleeing felon, or failure to comply with a work requirement.
Note:
Code household members excluded for an IPV
or being an ineligible felon with a DF participation code. Code
household members excluded for not complying with a work requirement with
a DJ participation code. Ineligible ABAWDs
are coded DI as described in (a) above.
All
resources belonging to the excluded member count. This
includes any resources that were previously considered exempt
due to being a TANF,
SSI, or APA recipient. See
SNAP MS
602-2B(24).
All
income (minus allowable exclusions and the earned income deduction,
if appropriate) belonging to the excluded household member
counts.
All deductions (earned income, standard, medical, dependent care, excess shelter, and child support) continue to apply to the remaining household members. The total expenses paid by the excluded member are allowed.
2. Eligibility and Benefit Level
The excluded member shall not be included when determining the household's size for:
Assigning a benefit level to the household; or,
Comparing the household's monthly income with the income eligibility standards; or,
Comparing the household's resources with the resource eligibility limits.
The SNAP allotment shall not be increased as a result of the exclusion of a household member for IPV , or for noncompliance with TANF and APA program requirements.
When an individual is disqualified during the certification period, determine the eligibility of the remaining household members. Send a notice explaining the disqualification and the change in the SNAP benefit.
Adequate notice is acceptable for disqualification due to an intentional program violation. Adverse action notice is required before excluding a member for no social security number, a work requirement disqualification, or being an ineligible alien, ineligible ABAWD , or ineligible convicted drug felon or fleeing felon.
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