FSC - Topical Index
Right to appeal............................................16300
Requesting a hearing.......................................16310
Denial or dismissal of request.............................16400
The hearing file...........................................16511
Continuation of benefits...................................16514
The hearing................................................16530-16537
The county office's responsibilities.......................16540-16542
STRI hearings..............................................16550
Why conducted..............................................16700
When conducted.............................................16701
Limitations................................................16702
Consolidation of hearings..................................16703
How initiated..............................................16710-16712
Preparation of hearing file................................16720-16722
Review of file.............................................16761-16761.1
Cancellation of hearing....................................16730
Advance notice of hearing..................................16740
Waived hearings............................................16750
Scheduling hearings........................................16760
Postponement of hearings...................................16762
Conducting the hearing.....................................16770-16793
Notice of..................................................Glossary
At reported change.........................................11300-11310
As unearned income.........................................5701
Verification of............................................5726
At initial application.....................................8651
Expedite households........................................9500
Eligible...................................................1621
Ineligible.................................................1621
Verification...............................................1621.2
Reporting Illegal Aliens...................................1621.4
Handling income and resources of ineligible aliens.........1621.3
Sponsored Aliens...........................................1621.5
As income..................................................5704
As vendor payments.........................................5413
As diverted payments.......................................5706
As unearned income.........................................5702
(See "Bonuses, Annual")
Of school employee's income................................7519
Of self-employment income..................................7518
As unearned income.........................................5703
(See "Administrative Hearings")
(See "Program Complaints")
Filing application.........................................8120 -8140
Interviews.................................................8200 -8270
Household cooperation......................................8300 -8320
Processing standards.......................................8500 -8540
Budgeting..................................................8600 -8660
Form and notices to be supplied............................8800 -8850
Joint SSI/FS applications..................................8920 -8950
Joint FS/AFDC applications.................................8960
Categorically eligible households..........................8961 -8964.2
Expedited processing.......................................9100 -9600
Recertifications..........................................10100 -10800
As earned income...........................................5504
Definition.................................................Glossary
As medical deduction.......................................6510
Definition of...............................................900
Restrictions................................................910 -920
Liability of................................................930
Record of...................................................940
Controls....................................................950
Disqualification of.........................................970
Treatment centers as........................................980
As a countable resource....................................4650
Jointly owned..............................................4601
Shelters for...............................................1840
Definition of..............................................1840
Handling income of ........................................1841
Handling resources of .....................................1841,4540
Special procedures for re-issuance in same month ..........1841.1
Issuance of second allotment in same month via WFMO.......14301
Explanation of ............................................2530
Reports ...................................................2800
(Also See "Commercial Boarding Houses")
Defined....................................................1624
Eligibility of.............................................1624
Payments from..............................................1624.1,5621
Determining household's share of income....................5621-5623
As a non-liquid resource...................................4700
As income - producing property.............................4440
As a countable resource....................................4610
Definition of..............................................5502
Handling...................................................5503
As a non-liquid resource...................................4700
As income-producing property...............................4440
Determining rental income..................................5715
As an excludable resource..................................4460
As a countable resource....................................4700
("See Vehicles")
As a countable resource....................................4620
As a shelter deduction.....................................6610
Classification as..........................................1920
Eligibility of.............................................1921-1922
Potentially categorically eligible.........................8961-8964.2
As a countable resource....................................4660
Ownership of...............................................4601
Length of..................................................8700-8710
Prioritizing assignment of.................................8720
Shortening................................................11320,11343,11346
Expedited households.......................................9500
(See "Reporting Changes")
As excluded income.........................................5401
As unearned income.........................................5704-5704.4
Refunds....................................................5704.1
Requirement................................................1621
Verification of............................................1621.2 -1621.4
See "Discrimination Complaints".............................700 -730
Racial/Ethnic data collection...............................740
("See Overpayments")
Definition of..............................................Glossary
(See "Collateral Contact")
How to designate...........................................Glossary
(See "Collateral Contact")
Eligibility or proprietor..................................1624.2
Eligibility of residents...................................1624
Verification...............................................1624.3
Determining income.........................................5620
Definition.................................................Glossary,121
Use of food stamps in facility..............................121
Civil Rights................................................700
Program complaints..........................................600
Hearing rights (Summary)..................................16100
When Administrative Hearing is requested..................16514
As earned income...........................................5505
Handling of................................................7519
As unearned income.........................................5705
As vendor payments.........................................5413
DefinitionGlossary
(See "Household Cooperation")
Cooperation at application............................8300 -8320
Cooperation with Q.C..................................Glossary
(See "Household Cooperation")
Cooperation at subsequent review......................Glossary
(See "Household Cooperation")
Costs of Doing Business
As excluded income....................................5402
Used in determining self-employment income...........5640
Court Litigation, Resources in
As an inaccessible resource..........................4920
Deductions
Earned income........................................6200
Farm Loss............................................6210
Deductions (Cont'd)
Standard..............................................6300
Dependent care........................................6400 -6410
Medical...............................................6500 -6526
Excess shelter........................................6600 -6627
Determining if expense should be deducted.............6700
Determining month of deduction........................6710
Projecting expenses...................................6720 -6722
Averaging expenses....................................6730
Chart.................................................6800
Deposits, Utility
As a shelter cost.....................................6610
As an inaccessible resource...........................4550
Depreciation
In capital gains......................................5632
Not an allowable cost of producing self-employment
Income................................................5640
Destitute Households
Definition............................................9446
Determining eligibility...............................9446
Sources of income for.................................9447
Assigning certification periods.......................9500
Postponing verification for...........................9510
Disasters
Damages from as a shelter cost........................6610
Federally declared disaster procedures................17100- 17700
Discrimination Complaints
Definition of.........................................700
Filing of.............................................710
Verbal allegations of.................................720
Delays in reporting...................................730
Disqualified Household Members
For IPV/Work Registration.............................1623.2
For SSN...............................................1623.1
For Workfare..........................................1623.3
Diverted Payments
As unearned income....................................5706
As earned income......................................5506
Dividends
As unearned income....................................5711
Documentation
General explanation...................................314
Of verbal allegation of discrimination................720
Of SSN................................................2210
Of disability as a work registration exemption........3230
Of excluded resources.................................4480
Of inaccessible resources.............................4480
Of countable liquid resources.........................4610 -4670
Of non-liquid resources...............................4714
Documentation (Cont'd)
Of vehicles...........................................4821
Of lump sum payments..................................4953
Of excluded income....................................5416
Of earned income......................................5516
Of self-employment income.............................5650
Of unearned income....................................5727
Of dependent care costs...............................6410
Of medical deduction..................................6526
Of shelter costs......................................6627
Of date reported change received......................11300
When shortening certification period..................11320
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers
As an authorized representative.......................981
When a resident leaves................................985.1
Disqualification of...................................986
Earmarked Resources
As an excludable resource.............................4460
Earned Income Deduction.....................................6200
Earnings of a child under ..................................185403
Educational Assistance
Explanation of........................................1622.4
As excluded income....................................5404
As earned income......................................5504, 5513
As unearned income....................................5707
Educational Expenses
Explanation of........................................1622.4
As excluded income....................................5404
Eligibility Factors.........................................1200
Emancipated Minor
DefinitionGlossary
(See "Emancipated Minor")
Earnings of...........................................5403 (NOTE)
Energy Assistance Payments
As vendor payments....................................5413
Excluded by Federal Statute...........................5405
Utility assistance from HUD...........................5722
HEAP assistance as deductible.........................6626
Other energy assistance as deductible.................6626.1
Enumeration, SSN............................................2400
Equity Value
As a resource.........................................4712
Of real property......................................4712
Of vehicles...........................................4810 - 4850
Expedited Service
Entitlement to........................................9200
Processing standards.................................9400
Verification..........................................9441
Late determinations..................................9410
Interviews...........................................9420 - 9430
Expedited Service (Cont'd)
Destitute households........................................9446 - 9448
Use of Utility Standard...............................6622.1
Aggregate allotment...................................9500
Expenses, Anticipating
In prospective budget.................................6720
Projecting medical expenses...........................6721
Projecting utility expenses...........................6722
Expenses, Averaging.........................................6730
Expiration, Notice of (EMS-239)
When to issue.........................................10200
What notice must contain..............................10210
Fair Market Value
Vehicles..............................................4821
Real property.........................................4441
Farmworkers, Seasonal
Definition............................................Glossary
(See "Seasonal Farmworker")
Work registration of..................................3280
Entitlement to expedited services.....................9200
Farm Loss Deduction.........................................5640.1
(By) Federal Statute
Income, excluded......................................5405 -
Resources, excluded...................................4450 -
Food Stamp Certification Manual
Maintenance of........................................311
Use of................................................312
Food Stamp Mail Out
Release from hold.....................................14325
Remails...............................................14301
Supplements...........................................14301
Replacements..........................................14400 - 14433
500 transactions......................................14301
Restorations..........................................14301
Mutilated coupons.....................................14433
Return of Stamps by household.........................14500 - 14510
Food Stamp Program
Purpose of............................................110
Use of food stamps....................................120
Authorization for.....................................200
State's responsibilities..............................200
Foster Care Payments
As unearned income....................................5708
Fraud
(See "Intentional Program Violation")
Garnishments................................................5506
Gifts
As unearned income..........................................5709
Good Cause
For voluntary quit....................................3620
For WORK program non-compliance.......................3510
For Workfare non-compliance...........................3852
For failure to supply SSN.............................2310
Grants
(See "Educational Assistance")
Group Living Arrangements
As authorized representatives.........................982
When a resident leaves................................985.2
Disqualification of...................................986
Head of household, economic.................................3110, 3120
Hearings
(See "Fair Hearings or Administrative
Disqualification Hearings")
Home and Lot
As an excludable resource.............................4410
Home Visits
To conduct interview..................................8260
As part of verification procedure.....................Glossary
(See "Home Visit")
Household Composition
Definition of household...............................1630
Determining...........................................1600 -1633
Separate household status.............................1631 -1633
Household Goods
As an excludable resource.............................4420
Household Members
Eligible..............................................1630
Ineligible, Aliens....................................1621
Ineligible, Students..................................1622.5- 1622.7
Disqualified..........................................1623 -1623.3
Foster care...........................................1640
Boarders..............................................1624 -1624.3
Strikers..............................................1700 -1740
Household, Separate.........................................1630-1633
Household, Type of..........................................1900
Aged/Disabled.........................................1910
Categorically eligible................................1920
Regular...............................................1930
Homeless..............................................1850
HUD Payments
As excluded income....................................5413
As unearned income....................................5722
IEVS - (Income and Eligibility Verification System)
General explanation...................................2500
Use of information....................................2600
Verification..........................................2700
Reports...............................................2800
Savings...............................................2900
ID Cards....................................................8840
Identity, Verification of
Person making application.............................1400
Authorized representative.............................960
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)................1621.1 - 1621.4
Income Annualized...........................................7517
Income Anticipated
Weekly................................................7513.1
Bi-weekly.............................................7513.2
Semi-monthly..........................................7514
Monthly...............................................7516
Not received on scheduled basis.......................7515
Income, Averaged............................................7521
Income, Calculation of
Prospective...........................................7512 -7523.2
Destitute.............................................9445 -9448
Self-employmen........................................5600 -5660
Installment contracts.................................5710
Striker income........................................1730
Student income........................................1622.4- 1622.6
Income, Earned
Annual Bonuses........................................5502 -5503
Assistantships........................................5504
Contractual income....................................5505
Diverted wages........................................5506
Military pay..........................................5507
Sick pay/maternity benefits...........................5508
Training allowances...................................5509
Odd Job...............................................5512.1
Vista payments........................................5511
Wages and salaries....................................5512
Work study............................................5513
Income Eligibility Standards................................5200
Income, Excluded
Child Support/Title IV-D..............................5401
Costs of producing self-employment income.............5402
Earnings of a child...................................5403
Earned Income Tax Credits.............................5414
Educational expenses..................................5404
(By) Federal Statute.................................5405
In-kind...............................................5406
Irregular Income.....................................5407
Loans.................................................5408
Non-recurring lump sum payments.......................5409
Recoupment............................................5410
Reimbursements........................................5411
Third-Party beneficiary...............................5412
Vendor payments.......................................5413
Income Producing Property
As an excludable resource.............................4440
Income Reference List.......................................5800
Income, Self-Employment
Definition ...........................................5610
Commercial boarding houses........................... 5620 - 5623
Other self-employment income .........................5630
Determining self-employment gross income .............5631 - 5635
Capital gains.........................................5632
Calculating net income................................5640-5642
Certification periods.................................5660
Closely Held Corporations.............................5643
Income, Unearned
AFDC..................................................5701
Allotments............................................5702
Annuities............................................ 5703
Child Support/Alimony Payments........................5704 - 5704.4
Contributions.........................................5705
Diverted payments.....................................5706
Educational benefits..................................5707
Foster care payments................................. 5708
Gifts.................................................5709
Installment contracts................................5710
Interest, Dividends, Royalties.......................5711
Pensions..............................................5712
Railroad retirement...................................5713
Reimbursements/Normal Living Expenses.................5714
Rental income.........................................5715
Severance pay.........................................5716
Sick pay.............................................5717
Social Security......................................5718
Strike benefits......................................5719
Supplemental Security Income.........................5720
Unemployment insurance...............................5721
Utility assistance...................................5722
Veteran Administration (VA) benefits.................5723
Workman's compensation...............................5724
Income Tax Refunds
As an excludable resource............................4950
Indian Lands
As an excludable resource............................4450
Individual Retirement Accounts
As a countable resource..............................4630
Ineligible Household Members...............................1620
Ineligible aliens................................... 1621
Students.............................................1622.3, 1622.5 - 1622.7
Disqualified individuals ............................1623 - 1623.3
Boarders ............................................1624 - 1624.3
Residents of institutions ...........................1800 - 1842
Initial Month of Application
Definition...........................................8100
Budgeting............................................7522
Prorated initial allotment...........................8610
In-Kind Income
As excluded income....................................5406
Installment Contracts
As unearned income....................................5710
Institutions
Definition of.........................................1800
Drug and alcohol treatment centers....................1820 - 1825
Group living arrangements.............................1830 - 1834
Homeless Shelters.....................................1850
Shelters for battered women...........................1840 - 1842
Federally subsidized housing for elderly..............1810
As authorized representative..........................980 - 986
Insurance
As income.............................................5717
As a shelter deduction................................6610
As a medical deduction................................6510
As a lump sum payment.................................4950 - 4953
Intentional Program Violation (IPV)
Definition ...........................................15410, 16600
Handling IPV overpayments ............................15600 - 15640
Disqualification for IPV ............................ 16600
Imposing the disqualification ........................16800 - 16840
Interest
As unearned income ...................................5711
As a business expense.................................5640
When paid on rental property .........................5715
Interpreters, Requirement for...............................230 - 232
Interviews
General requirement...................................8200
As a caseworker responsibility........................313
Scheduling, initial...................................8210
Scheduling, recertification...........................10510
Scheduling, expedited.................................9420
Same day..............................................8220
Later date............................................8230
Midpoint reviews......................................11342
Joint applications....................................8240
Conducting ...........................................8250
Out of office, initial ...............................8260
Out of office, recertification........................10530
Failure to attend, initial ...........................8503, 8521
Failure to attend, recertification....................10520
With an AR............................................8270
IPV Disqualification Hearings
(See "Administrative Disqualification Hearings")
Irregular Income
As excluded income....................................5407
Issuance
(See "Food Stamp Mail Out")
Jointly Held Resources......................................4910
Jointly Held Bank Accounts..................................4601
Jointly Held Keogh Plans4640
Junked Vehicles4832
Keogh Plans
As a countable resource4640
Licensed Vehicles
Definition4820
Determining Resource Value4821
Life Insurance
As a resource4420
As a lump sum payment4950 -4953
Limits
Income5200
Resources4300 -4310
Live-in-attendants6510
Loans
As excluded income5408
As educational assistance5707
Farm loans5640.2
Lots
Home and lot4410
Burial lot4460
Lump Sum Payments
Definition4950
Handling4951
Verification4952
Documentation4953
Mass Changes11800
Reports generated11810 -11825
Medical Costs
As an allowable expense6510
Medical Deduction
Definition6500
Allowable costs6510
Determining amount of6520 -6523
Calculation of6525
24 month certifications11344
Migrant Farmworkers
Definition9200
As a destitute household9446 -9448
Work registration of3280
Military Pay
As earned income5507
Month of Application
Defined8100
As relates to proration8610
As relates to retroactive benefits8650
Mortgage Payments
As a shelter cost6610
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Mutilated Coupons
Replacement of14433
Maternity Benefits
As earned income5508
As unearned income5717
Mutual Funds
As a countable resource4651
Net Monthly Income
Prospective budgeting7600
Non-Cooperation
DefinitionGlossary
(See "Household Cooperation")
At application8300
When an overpayment is suspected8310
Following certification8320
Non-Discrimination700 - 740
Notice of Action
DefinitionGlossary (See "Notice of Action")
Adequate noticeGlossary
(See "Notice of Action")
Adverse actionGlossary
(See "Notice of Action")
Of eligibilityAppendixC
Of denialAppendix C
Of pending status8506
Of variable basis of issuance8810
For joint AFDC/FS applications8960
For potentially categorically eligible8963
For expedited applications when verification is postponed 9500
At reported change11300
At midpoint review11345
Exemptions from11900 Out of Office Interview
At initial application8260
At recertification10530 Overpayments
When to prepare15200
Timely submission15300
How to prepare15400 - 15420
Overpayment Unit Responsibilities15500 - 15534
IPV overpayments15600 - 15640
Recoupment 15700
Accepting food stamps in payment of15800 - 15830
Tax refund intercept15900 - 15970
Referral for disqualification hearing16710 - 16712
Offsetting claims13320
Failure to report changes11240
Liability of AR's930
Liability of Treatment Centers as AR's984
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PA Households
Right to joint interview8240, 8960
As categorically eligible1920, 8961 - 8964
Pending Status of Applications8520 -8530
Pending Status
Notice of8506
Pension Funds
As unearned income5712
As excluded resources4420
Personal Effects/Personal Property
As an excluded resource4420
As a non-excluded resource4700
Personnel
Standards220
Training of240
Volunteers220
Prescreening
Expedited services9300
Processing Standards
Initial applications8500
Expedited applications9400
Recertifications10600 - 10640
Changes11310
Mid pint reviews11341
Program Complaints600
Property, Income Producing
As an excluded resource4440 - 4441
Property for Sale
As an excluded resource4530
Program Information
Informational activities210
General program information520
Property in Probate
As an inaccessible resource4520
Property for sale
As an inaccessible resource4530
Property Taxes
As a shelter cost6610
As a cost of producing self-employment income5640
Proration of Benefits8610
Pseudo Social Security Number
Assignment of8161
Use at initial app~ication8161
quality Control800
Selection of cases810 - 830
Reviewing active cases840
Calculating case error rate850
Calculating dollar error rate860
Appeal process890
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questionable Information (Handling)
Authorized representatives940 - 950
Residency1330
Age of head of household1500
Household composition1610
Separate dwelling claims1632
Separate household status1632.1
IEVS2720
Disability, (Work Registration)3230
Home and lot4410
Trust funds4510
Property in probate4520
Real property for sale4530
Resources of residents of shelters for battered women .... 4540
Security deposits4550
Encumbrances4713
Resource value/licensed vehicles4821
Lump sum payments4952
Combined accounts4960
Excluded income5415
Verification of unearned income5727
Dependent care costs6410
Household cooperation8300
Shortening certification periods11320
Changes in resources11424
Changes in HH composition11434, 11436
Changes in address/residency11446
Reports from Q.C11740
Field investigations11750
Reports from individuals11770
Generally known information11780
quit, Job (See "Voluntary quit")
Racial/Ethnic Data Collection740
Railroad Retirement
As unearned income5713
Recertification
Notice of expiration 10200- 10210
Timely application 10300
Untimely application 10400
Interviews 10500- 10530
Processing, timely 10600- 10640
Processing, untimely10700 - 10710
Reconciliation, semi-annual14600 - 14660
Records and Reports (Also see "Reports")
General information400
Retention 410
Order 420
System Reports430
Old manual issuance records440
Household access to records540
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Recoupments
As excluded income 5410
As allotment reduction 15700
Recreational Vehicles4840 - 484t
Reimbursements
As excluded income5411
As earned income5512
As unearned income5714
Rent
As a shelter cost6610
As a cost of producing self-employment income5640
Rental Income5715
Reimbursement
As unearned income5714
As excluded income5411
Reporting Changes
Requirement11200-11240
Processing standards (General)11310
Failure to report11240
Income changes11410-11414
Resources changes11420-11425
HH composition11430-11436
Residence changes11440-11446
Medical expense changes11450-11455
Not required to be reported11500
PA households11600-11630
Reported by other DEMS personnel11710
Nursing home workers11720
Service workers11730
quality Control11740
Field investigation11750
Public information11760-11780
Mass changes11800-11825
Exemptions from notice11900
Reports, Prepared by County
Illegal aliens1621.4
Drug treatment and rehab. centers1824
Homeless meal providers1852
IEVS Savings2900
Workfare3800 -3880
quality Control11740
Suspected fraud11750
Offset of restored benefits13320
Reconciliations14670
Overpayments15430
Food stamps accepted on overpayments15800-15830
Fair hearing file16511
Administrative disqualification file16720-16722
Disaster issuance17600
Disaster review17700
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Reports, System Generated
As part of the case record430
SSN verification2400 - 2411
IEVS2500 -2920
Application reports8160
Notice of expiration10210
Mass change11821 - 11825
Review for change5503, 7522, 2223
Midpoint Review11340
Food Stamp Mail Out14200, 14300
Replacement of food stamps
Mutilated coupons14433
Lost in disaster14432
Full allotment, lost in mail14410 - 14420
Partial allotment, lost in mail14431
Lost or Stolen after delivery14401
Residency
Determining1300 - 1320
Verification of1330
Resources
When determined4~00
Eligibility standards4300 - 4310
Excluded4400 - 4480
Inaccessible4500 - 4580
Countable liquid4600 - 4670
Countable non-liquid4700 - 4714
Vehicles4800 - 4841
Special situations4900 - 4974
Resources, Excluded
Burial lots4460
By law4450
Earmarked4460
Home and lot4410
Household goods4420
Resources, Excluded
Income producing property4440
Income tax refunds4950
Indian lands4450
Life insurance policies4420
Personal effects4420
Resources of AFDC/SSI Recipients4451
Prorated income4460
Resources Inaccessible
Irrevocable trust funds4510
Property in probate4520
Property for sale4530
Residents of shelters for battered women4540
Security deposits4550
Trust funds4510
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Resources, Liquid
Bonds4610
Bank accounts4650
Cash on hand4620
Advanced Earned Income Tax Credits4621
IRA's4630
KEOGH plans4640
Mutual funds4651
Savings certificates4660
Stocks4670
Resources, Non-liquid
Boats/boat motors/boat trailers4700
Buildings/houses/mobile homes4700
Burial lots4700
Non-excludable personal property4700
Vacation homes/time-shares4700
Vehicles4800 - 4850
Resources, of Disqualified or Ineligible Member
As inaccessible resource4930
Of ineligible students1622.7
For SSN1623.1
For IPY or Work Registration non-compliance1623.2
For Workfare Sanction1623.3
Of ineligible aliens1621.3
Resources, Owned by Residents of Shelters For
Battered Women4540
Resources, Special Situations
Jointly owned resources4910
Court litigation4920
Of disqualified/ineligible members4930
Of sponsored aliens4940
Lump sum payments4950 - 4953
Transfer of resources4970 - 4974
Resources, Vehicles
(See "Vehicles")
Responsibilities
Of DEMS 200
Of caseworker300 - 317
Of Institution as AR984 - 986
For designation of casehead 1500
Of sponsored aliens 1621.9
Of authorized meal providers 1851
Of work registrants 3500
For workfare 3840 - 3856
At application, county office 8130
At application, for household 8300 - 8320
For reporting changes 11200 - 11240
Of Overpayment Unit 15500
Of Accounting Section (For Overpayments) 15510
County office, fair hearings 16531
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County office, hearing decision16540 - 16542
For conducting disqualification hearings16704~
For imposing the disqualification16B00
For determination of a disaster11200
For verificationGlossary
(See "Verification")
For issuing noticesGlossary
(See "Notice of Action")
For designating a collateralGlossary
(See "Collateral Contact")
Restorations - out of state1350
Rights, of Households
To file discrimination complaint710 - 730
To designate AR900
To designate case head1500
Of residents of group living arrangements1830
Of residents of shelters for battered women1840
At application8120
For out-of-office interview8260
To retroactive benefits8650
To apply at SSA office8920
To joint FS/AFDC application8960
As categorically eligible8961 - 8964.2
To expedited services9200
To notice of expiration10200
To supplements/restorations13100
To file a fair hearing16300
To review hearing file16512
To subpoena witnesses16513
To postpone hearing16524
To judicial review16537
To waive disqualification hearing16750
To review disqualification file16761
To participate in program pending determination
of an IPV16770
During disqualification hearing16782
To judicial review16910
To apply under disaster provisions17310
Roomers
DefinitionGlossary
(See "Roomer")
Determining income from5715
Rounding
For weekly income7513.1
For bi-weekly income7513.2
For semi-monthly income7514
For un-scheduled income7515
For averaged income7521
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Rounding (Cont'd)
When calculating gross income7524
When calculating net income7600
When calculating prorated initial allotment8610
Minimum food stamp allotments8620 - 8640
Royalties
As unearned income 5711
Same Day Filing8120
Same Day Processing8220
Savings Certificates (CD's)
As, a countable resource 4660
Scheduling Interviews
Initial applications 8210
Out of office 8260
Expedited 9420 - 9430
Recertification 10510
Scholarships
As educational assistance 1622.4
School Employees
Determining the income of 7519
Screening
For expedited service 9300 - 9323
Screens, OnlineSee Appendix H
Security Deposits
As an inaccessible resource 4550
Sel f-Employment Income
(See "Income, Self-Employment")
Separate Household Status1631 - 1633
Severance Pay
As lump sum payment 5409
An unearned income 5716
Shelter Costs, Allowable6610
Shelter Deduction
Definition 6600
Allowable costs 6610
Utility standard 6620 -.6622
Actual utility costs 6623
Shared costs 6624
Excess utility usage 6625
HEAP payments 6626
Shelters for Battered Women
As authorized representatives 983
When a resident leaves 985.3
Disqualification of 986
Sick Pay
As earned income 5508
As unearned income 5717
Social Security Numbers
Authorization 2100
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Social Security Numbers (Cont'd)
Requirement2200
Verification/Enumeration2400
Social Security Payments
As unearned income5718
Sponsored Aliens1621.5
Deeming income and resources1621.6
Change of sponsor1621.7
Change in sponsor's circumstances1621.8
Sponsor verification1621.9
Notices1621.10
Overissuances1621.11
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)5720
Staffing220 - 242
Standard Deduction6300
Standard Utility Allowance
As an allowable shelter cost6610
Explanation of6620
Determining entitlement for6621 - 6621.1
Choosing between actual and standard6622
Stocks
As a countable resource4670
Strikers
Definition1700
Status as striker1710
Resources of strikers1720
Determining income1730
Verification/documentation1740
Students
Determining eligibility1622 - 1622.3
Income and resources (eligible)1622.4
Income and resources (ineligible)1622.5 - 1622.7
Supplemental Security Income
As unearned income5720
Tax Credits
(See "Earned Income Tax Credits")
Tax Refunds
As non-recurring lump sum payments4950
Telephone Expense
As an allowable shelter cost6610
Telephone Interviews8260, 10530, 11342
Third-Party Beneficiary
As excluded income5412
Thirty-Day Processing
Initial applications, standards8500
Approvals8502
Denials8503
Delayed applications8510 - 5830
Applications pending 60 days or more8540
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Vehicles
Licensed vehicles4820 -4821
Unlicensed vehicles4830 -4831
"Junked" vehicles4832
Recreational vehicles4840 -484~
Totally excluded4430
Vendor Payments
As excluded income 5413
As earned income 5506
As unearned income 5706
Verification
Of separate household status 1633
Of striker's income 1740
IEVS 2700 -2720
Of not obvious disability for work registration 3230
Of non-liquid resources 4713
Of excluded resources 4470
Of countable resources 4600
Of lump sum payments 4952
Of status as an eligible alien1621.2 -1621.2.4
Of excluded income 5415
Of earned income 5514 -5515
Of self-employment income 5650
Of unearned income 5725 -5726
Of dependent care costs 6410
Of medical costs 6524 -6524.1
At midpoint Review 11343
Of shelter cost 6627
Veterans Administration (VA) Benefits
As unearned income 5723
Vista Payments
As excluded income 5405
As included income 5511
Voluntary quit
Defined 3600
When to apply sanction 3610
Good cause 3620
Caseworker judgement 3621
Verification 3630
Disqualification 3640
Notices 3650
Ending disqualification 3660
Disqualification at reported change 11433
Voluntary Withdrawal of Application8150
Voluntarily Leaving the Program11900
Wages and Salaries
As earned income5512 -5512.1
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Workfare
Defined3800
Participants3810
Obligation3820
Conditions3801
Responsibilities, county office3830
Responsibilities, registrant3830 #6
Responsibility, sponsor3840
Sanctions3850 -3856
Hearings3860
Reporting3870
Enhanced reimbursement3880
Project SUCCESS
Definition3400
Operation3410
Who will participate3420
Referral to3420 -3433
Closure of Case3434
Compliance3500 -35242.
Work Registration
Summary3100
Terminology3110
Head of Household3120 -3121
Exemptions3200 -3290
Referral3310 -3320
Project SUCCESS3400 -3434
Compliance3500 -3524.2
Voluntary quit3600 -3660
Appeals3700
Workfare3800 -3880
Workers or Workman's Compensation
As unearned income 5724
Work-Study
As earned income 5513
Wrong office, Filing Application in 8141
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