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Reimbursements For Normal Living Expenses - SNAP (Food Stamps)

In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamp Program), a reimbursement is money received from an organization or person outside the group to cover past, current, or future expenses. Reimbursements are excluded as long as they do not exceed actual expenses, do not cover normal living expenses, and do not represent a gain or benefit to the household.

Exclude a reimbursement if it is:

·        For actual expenses,

·        Earmarked to cover those expenses, and

·        Paid or documented separately from any other payment such as wages.

Count as income any reimbursement that does not meet the three conditions above or is not listed below as an example of types of reimbursements that should be excluded:

·        Payments to volunteers for expenses incurred in their work;

·        Related expense allowances (separate from wages or incentive payments) from an agency or organization to participate in the training program such as travel, per diem, uniforms, and transportation to and from the training or job site;

·        Any payments to cover medical care from sources such as Medicare, private insurance, or government programs;

·        Refunds of Medicare Part A or Part B premiums as a result of department buy-in;

·        Title XX payments for services other than normal living expenses such as adult chore services;

·        Compensation awarded for a particular use such as workers' compensation which must be used for training expenses or disaster related loans and grants;

·        Transportation reimbursement payments for jury duty;

·        Stipends provided to participants of the SNAP (Food Stamp) employment and training or TANF work program; and

·        Any work-related reimbursement.

In addition, count as unearned income any portion of a reimbursement that:

·        Covers normal living expenses (rent, food eaten at home, clothing, utilities, and so on; reimbursements for normal household living expenses such as rent, personal clothing, or food eaten at home are a gain or benefit, and consequently are not excluded);

·        Is not intended and used for a specifically identified expense; or

·        Exceeds the actual expense as indicated by the provider or household group.

Multiple expenses covered by a payment need not be separately identified or counted unless a normal living expense is included.

In-kind benefits in a form other than money are excluded.

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