Energy Programs

410.04 DETERMINATION OF GROSS INCOME (APPLIES TO WALK-IN HOUSEHOLDS ONLY)

A. Food and Nutrition Services, Work First Family Assistance, Medical Assistance (MA), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients

1. For Food and Nutrition Services, Work First Family Assistance, MA and SSI recipients:

a. Use the gross income that was used in computing the payment or the benefit for October. This is the amount showing in FSIS, EIS, or the SDX. Unless there was an error in the budget (e.g. computation, keying error, etc.) or the applicant states the income has been terminated, use this amount when entering the income for LIEAP. If there was an error or income has been terminated, follow procedures in 2. and 410.05.

NOTE: Do not add recoupments back to the payments.

b. Determine if the individual had other income which was not used in determining the October payment or benefit but is countable for LIEAP. See 410.02.

NOTE: All income received by Simplified Reporting, Transitional Food and Nutrition Services (TFNS), and Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) households will be used to determine LIEAP eligibility for Walk-in applicants.

c. Determine if the household had income which is excluded for LIEAP. See 410.03. Subtract any excluded income.

2. If there was an error in the budget (e.g. computation, keying error, etc.) for the income used to determine the October payment or benefit, ask the applicant to provide verification of the actual income he received in October. Use this corrected income in determining eligibility for LIEAP. Notify the Food and Nutrition Services, Work First Family Assistance or MA Unit of the change in income.

Give the applicant until the deadline date (See timetable in EP-100.) to provide the actual October income. If he does not provide verification by this date, you must process the application. Count the income used to determine the October payment or benefit.

B. Non-Recipients

Unless the income has terminated, count gross October income, unless otherwise indicated in 410.02 or 410.03. (See 410.05 below for terminated income.) Use actual countable income received in October. Do not convert.