1. Standard & Earned Income
This deduction is given to every eligible household and depends on hh size.
What is the standard deduction?
This deduction is allowed only when care is needed for work, job search, training, or education.
What is the dependent care deduction?
This is the most common shelter cost claimed by SNAP households and must be verified with a lease, receipt, or landlord statement.
What is rent?
This deduction applies only to households with an elderly or disabled member.
What is the medical deduction?
If expense verification is not provided by day 30 the worker must do this.
What is process the case without the deduction?
This percentage of earned income is deducted when calculating net income.
What is 20%?
This is one acceptable form of verification for dependent care expenses.
What is a signed provider statement or receipt?
Households may use this instead of actual utility costs if they incur a heating or cooling expense.
What is the Standard Utility Allowance (SUA)?
Medical expenses must exceed this amount before any deduction is allowed.
What is $35 per month?
If LDSS caused the delay in obtaining verification, the household is entitled to this.
What is restoration of lost benefits?
This deduction cannot be used when calculating an over‑issuance caused by failure to report income timely.
What is the earned income deduction?
An expense that could be dependent care or medical may be counted as only one of these.
What is either dependent care OR medical, but not both?
This utility cost is not allowable as a shelter expense.
What is a one‑time utility deposit?
This medical expense is not allowable once Medicaid begins paying it.
What is the Medicare premium?
If a household would be ineligible without a deduction, the worker must issue this on day 30.
What is extending the pending status?
These household members must not be counted when determining the standard deduction.
Who are ineligible or disqualified members?
This type of activity does not qualify dependent care for deduction.
What is recreation or non‑employment‑related activities?
Households receiving LIHEAP may use the SUA even without direct utility costs if they meet these two conditions.
What is received LIHEAP in last 12 months AND have an elderly/disabled member?
These expenses must be reduced by any portion reimbursed by insurance or Medicaid.
What are medical expenses?
This standard must be used if the household wants actual utilities but fails to verify shelter costs by day 30.
What is the utility standard? (Must verify responsibility for the expense.)
This term refers to income after all allowable deductions are applied.
What is adjusted net income?
This SNAP manual part outlines verification requirements for dependent care.
What is Part III.A?
Only one of these may be used per residence, even when multiple SNAP units live together.
What is one utility standard per residence?
Households may choose between these two medical deduction options at certification.
What are the medical standard deduction and actual medical expenses?
Verification timeframes at recertification differ because this action is not allowed.
What is extending the pending status?