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2011 Food Stamp/ SNAP Advocacy Guide
About MLRI, Acknowledgements, and Copyright
Introduction
SNAP Part I -- Application and Proofs
SNAP Part II -- General Eligibility Rules
SNAP Part III -- Financial eligibility
41. What is financial eligibility?
42. When do assets count?
43. What if I own a car?
44. What income is not counted?
45. What is earned income?
46. How is self-employment income counted?
47. What is unearned income?
48. How does DTA calculate my income for each month?
49. Do the food stamp/SNAP rules count money I don’t receive?
50. How does DTA count the income of someone who lives with me but is not part of my food stamp/SNAP household?
51. Are there gross and net income tests I must pass before I can get food stamp/SNAP benefits?
52. What deductions are allowed against my income?
53. What medical expenses can I claim if I am elderly (60+) or disabled?
54. What is the child support deduction?
55. What is the child care/dependent care deduction?
56. What is the standard utility allowance (SUA) and what is H-EAT?
57. What is the shelter deduction and how does DTA calculate it?
58. What is the homeless shelter/utility deduction and who gets it?
59. What proofs do I need to claim deductions?
60. How much will I get in food stamp/SNAP benefits each month?
61. What happens to my food stamp/SNAP benefits if my cash benefits are reduced because of a DTA sanction?
SNAP Part IV -- Getting and Using Food Stamp/ SNAP Benefits
SNAP Part V -- Proving Continuing Eligibility
SNAP Part VI -- Appeal Rights
SNAP Part VII -- Overissuances and Fraud
SNAP Appendices
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2011 Food Stamp/ SNAP Advocacy Guide
SNAP Part III -- Financial eligibility
Financial eligiblity rules.
41. What is financial eligibility?
42. When do assets count?
43. What if I own a car?
44. What income is not counted?
45. What is earned income?
46. How is self-employment income counted?
47. What is unearned income?
48. How does DTA calculate my income for each month?
49. Do the food stamp/SNAP rules count money I don’t receive?
50. How does DTA count the income of someone who lives with me but is not part of my food stamp/SNAP household?
51. Are there gross and net income tests I must pass before I can get food stamp/SNAP benefits?
52. What deductions are allowed against my income?
53. What medical expenses can I claim if I am elderly (60+) or disabled?
54. What is the child support deduction?
55. What is the child care/dependent care deduction?
56. What is the standard utility allowance (SUA) and what is H-EAT?
57. What is the shelter deduction and how does DTA calculate it?
58. What is the homeless shelter/utility deduction and who gets it?
59. What proofs do I need to claim deductions?
60. How much will I get in food stamp/SNAP benefits each month?
61. What happens to my food stamp/SNAP benefits if my cash benefits are reduced because of a DTA sanction?
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