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Roomer And Boarder - SNAP (Food Stamps)

In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamp Program), payments from a roomer or boarder are considered as income. Payments from a boarder are always earned income, while payments from a roomer may be either earned or unearned income, depending on whether or not services are provided.

Boarder

A boarder is an individual residing with others and paying reasonable compensation to the others for meals or meals and lodging. Persons paying less than reasonable compensation for meals are not boarders and thus are required to be members of the household.

Count gross boarder income minus expenses as earned income. Expenses deducted must be clearly associated with the rental unit (i.e., expenses the household would incur as a result of housing a boarder). Shelter expenses paid directly by the boarders to a third party are not considered income to the household. In addition, shelter expenses paid directly by the boarder to someone outside the household are not counted when determining the household's shelter costs.

If a household operates a commercial boarding home, use the allowable costs of producing the income as a deduction from gross earnings.

If the household does not operate a commercial boarding house, deduct the greater of the following from the income received from the boarders:

· the maximum coupon allotment for a household size that is equal to the number of boarders (two-thirds of a maximum allotment if less than three meals per day are provided); or

· the verified actual separate and identifiable costs of providing room and meals, if the actual costs exceed the appropriate maximum monthly allotment for the number of boarders.

The cost may not exceed the total boarder payment for lodging and meals.

Roomer

A roomer is a person who is not a group member but lives with the group for lodging and does not eat with or pay the group for food. A roomer lives in someone else's home and pays rent to the owner.

Count the gross rental payment minus expenses. Such expenses must be clearly associated with the rental unit (i.e., expenses the group would incur as a result of renting out part of its home). If expenses are greater than the gross rental payment, then reduce gross rental payment to zero.

Roomer income is considered unearned income if no services are provided. Roomer income is considered earned if services are provided.

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