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Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.272 - VOLUNTARY QUIT OR REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS DURING THE LAST MONTH OF THE CERTIFICATION PERIOD

Current through August 31, 2023
If the Department determines a member of the household
				voluntarily quit a job or reduced work hours, without good cause, in the last
				month of the six-month or twelve-month contact or certification period the
				voluntary quit or work reduction penalty is imposed. (3-17-22)
01.
No Reapplication
. If the
			 household does not apply for recertification in the last month of the six-month
			 or twelve-month contact or certification, the appropriate penalty is imposed.
			 Begin the penalty the first month after the last month of the certification.
			 The penalty is in effect should the household apply during the penalty period.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Reapplication
. If the household does apply for recertification in
			 the last month of the six-month or twelve-month contact or certification
			 period, the person quitting work or reducing hours is ineligible. The penalty
			 is imposed, beginning the first month after the last month of the six-month or
			 twelve-month contact or certification period. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.273 - VOLUNTARY QUIT OR REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE LAST MONTH OF THE CERTIFICATION PERIOD

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department may find a household member voluntarily quit a
				job or reduced work hours, without good cause, before the last month of the
				certification period. If the voluntary quit or reduction is not found until the
				last month of the certification, the voluntary quit or reduction penalty must
				be determined. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.275 - ENDING VOLUNTARY QUIT WORK PROGRAM PENALTIES

Current through August 31, 2023
Eligibility may be reestablished before the end of the penalty
				period for an otherwise eligible household member when he meets the conditions
				in Subsection 275.01 of
				this rule. Eligibility may be reestablished after a voluntary quit or work
				reduction penalty period has elapsed for an otherwise eligible household member
				when he meets a condition in Subsection
				275.02 of this rule.
				(3-17-22)
01.
Ending Voluntary
			 Quit or Reduction Penalty Before the End of the Penalty Period
. If the
			 sanctioned household member becomes exempt from JSAP requirements, his
			 eligibility for Food Stamps may be reestablished. The voluntary quit penalty
			 does not end if the sanctioned household member becomes exempt due to
			 application or receipt of Unemployment Insurance. (3-17-22)
02.
Ending Voluntary Quit or Reduction
			 Penalty After Penalty Period
. (3-17-22)
a. If the sanctioned household member gets a
			 new job comparable in salary or hours to the job he quit, his eligibility for
			 Food Stamps may be reestablished. A comparable job may entail fewer hours or a
			 lower net salary than the job which was quit. To be comparable, the hours for
			 the new job cannot be less than thirty (30) hours per week and the salary or
			 earnings for the new job cannot be less than Federal minimum wage multiplied by
			 thirty (30) hours per week. (3-17-22)
b. If the sanctioned household member's hours
			 of work are restored to more than thirty (30) hours per week before reduction,
			 his eligibility for Food Stamps may be reestablished. (3-17-22)
c. A sanctioned household member can
			 requalify for Food Stamps after serving the minimum sanction period and
			 completing corrective action. The participant must contact the Department and
			 request an opportunity to correct the sanction. The Department may require the
			 participant to attend an assigned EWS activity for up to two (2) weeks to show
			 his willingness to comply with work program requirements.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.276 - FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A REQUIREMENT OF ANOTHER MEANS - TESTED PROGRAM

Current through August 31, 2023
Food Stamps must not increase when a failure to comply causes
				other means-tested benefits to decrease. Benefits from means-tested programs
				like TAFI may decrease due to failure to comply with a program requirement.
				Food Stamp benefits must not increase because of this income loss. If a
				reduction in benefits from another means- tested program occurs, verify the
				reason for the reduction. If the reason for the reduction cannot be verified,
				document the case record to reflect the good faith effort to verify the
				information. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.277 - PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A REQUIREMENT OF ANOTHER MEANS -TESTED PROGRAM

Current through August 31, 2023
To prevent an increase in Food Stamp benefits, penalties will
				be applied to a Food Stamp case for failure to comply with a requirement of
				another means-tested program such as TAFI. When a Food Stamp recipient fails to
				comply with a requirement of the TAFI program, count that portion of the
				benefit decrease attributed to the TAFI penalty. Conditions for ending the
				penalty are listed in Subsections
				277.01 through
				277.03 of this rule.
				(3-17-22)
01.
Time-Limited TAFI
			 Penalty
. If the TAFI penalty is time-limited, end the FS penalty when
			 the TAFI penalty is ended. (3-17-22)
02.
Lifetime TAFI Penalty
. If
			 the TAFI penalty is a lifetime penalty, apply the FS penalty for a length of
			 time to match the remaining months of TAFI eligibility for the household. End
			 the FS penalty if the household subsequently reapplies for TAFI and is denied
			 for a reason other than the noncompliance that caused the TAFI penalty.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Member Who
			 Caused the TAFI Penalty Leaves the Household
. End the FS penalty when
			 the member who caused the TAFI penalty leaves the household.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.278 - COOPERATION IN ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY AND OBTAINING SUPPORT

Current through August 31, 2023
A natural or adoptive parent or other individual living with
				and exercising parental control over a minor child who has an absent parent
				must cooperate in establishing paternity for the child and obtaining support
				for the child and themselves. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.279 - FAILURE TO COOPERATE

Current through August 31, 2023
When a parent or individual fails to cooperate in establishing
				paternity and obtaining support, they are not eligible to participate in the
				Food Stamp Program. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.280 - EXEMPTIONS FROM THE COOPERATION REQUIREMENT

Current through August 31, 2023
The parent or individual will not be required to provide
				information about the absent or alleged parent or otherwise cooperate in
				establishing paternity or obtaining support if good cause for not cooperating
				exists. Good cause for failure to cooperate in obtaining support is listed
				below: (3-17-22)
01.
Rape or
			 Incest
. Proof the child was conceived as a result of incest or forcible
			 rape. (3-17-22)
02.
Physical
			 or Emotional Harm
. Proof the absent parent may inflict physical or
			 emotional harm to the children, the participant or individual exercising
			 parental control. This must be supported by medical evidence, police reports,
			 or as a last resort, an affidavit from a knowledgeable source.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Minimum
			 Information Cannot be Provided
. Substantial and credible proof is
			 provided indicating the participant cannot provide the minimum information
			 regarding the non-custodial parent. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.282 - STUDENT DEFINED

Current through August 31, 2023
A student must be between the ages of eighteen (18) and fifty
				(50). A student must be physically and intellectually fit. A student must be
				enrolled, at least half-time, in an institution of higher education. An
				institution of higher education usually requires a high school or general
				equivalency diploma for enrollment. This includes colleges, universities, and
				vocational or technical schools at the post-high school level. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.283 - STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Current through August 31, 2023
A student is considered enrolled in an institution of higher
				education if participating in a regular curriculum there. Enrollment status of
				a student begins the first day of the institution of higher education school
				term. The enrollment continues through normal periods of class attendance,
				vacation and recess. Enrollment stops if the student graduates, is suspended or
				expelled, drops out, or does not intend to register for the next normal school
				term. Summer school terms are not normal school terms. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.284 - DETERMINING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

Current through August 31, 2023
To be eligible for Food Stamps, a student must meet at least
				one (1) of the criteria listed below: (3-17-22)
01.
Employment
. (3-17-22)
a. The student is employed a minimum of
			 eighty (80) hours per month and is paid for such employment; or
			 (3-17-22)
b. The student is
			 self-employed a minimum of eighty (80) hours per month; and (3-17-22)
c. The student must earn at least the Federal
			 minimum wage times eighty (80) hours. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.285 - INELIGIBILITY OF FUGITIVE FELONS AND PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS

Current through August 31, 2023
A person is ineligible to receive Food Stamps for any month
				during which he meets a condition listed below. (3-17-22)
01.
Fleeing to Avoid
			 Prosecution
. The person is fleeing to avoid prosecution for a crime
			 which is a felony (or in New Jersey, a high misdemeanor) under the laws of the
			 state he is fleeing. (3-17-22)
02.
Fleeing to Avoid Custody or Confinement After Conviction
. The
			 person is fleeing to avoid custody or confinement after conviction for a crime
			 which is a felony (or in New Jersey, a high misdemeanor) under the laws of the
			 state he is fleeing. (3-17-22)
03.
Violating a Condition of Probation or Parole
. The person is
			 violating a condition or probation or parole imposed under Federal or State
			 law. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.286 - EFFECTIVE DATE OF INELIGIBILITY

Current through August 31, 2023
Ineligibility of fugitive felons and probation and parole
				violators begins the earlier of the month a warrant, court order or decision,
				or decision by a parole board is issued finding the person is fleeing (or fled)
				to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction or is
				violating (or violated) parole; or the first month the person fled to avoid
				prosecution, custody or conviction or violated a condition of probation or
				parole. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.287 - INELIGIBILITY FOR A FELONY CONVICTION FOR POSSESSION, USE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

Current through August 31, 2023
Individuals convicted under federal or state law of any offense
				classified as a felony involving the possession, use, or distribution of a
				controlled substance can receive Food Stamps when they comply with the terms of
				a withheld judgment, probation, or parole. The felony must have occurred after
				August 22, 1996. Controlled substance felons not complying with the terms of a
				withheld judgment, probation, or parole are not eligible for Food Stamps. Count
				the income and resources of the disqualified individual in full.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.300 - RESOURCES DEFINED

Current through August 31, 2023
Resources include but are not limited to cash, bank accounts,
				stocks, bonds, personal property, and real property. A household must have the
				right, authority, or power to change the resource to cash for the resource to
				be counted. The household must have the legal right to use the resource for
				support and maintenance for the resource to be counted. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.305 - RESOURCE LIMIT

Current through August 31, 2023
The Food Stamp resource limit is five thousand dollars ($5,000)
				for Broad Based Categorically Eligible households. Households that do not meet
				the requirements for Broad Based Categorical Eligibility are subject to
				resource limits published by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.308 - EQUITY VALUE OF RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
Equity value is the current market value of a resource, minus
				any encumbrance. The current market value is the price the resource is expected
				to sell for, on the open market, in the geographic area involved. An
				encumbrance is a legally binding debt against property. The encumbrance on the
				property does not prevent the property owner from selling to a third party.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.309 - LIQUID RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
All liquid resources are counted, unless excluded. Liquid
				resources are listed below. Liquid resources can be easily converted to cash.
				(3-17-22)
01.
Cash
. Cash
			 on hand. (3-17-22)
02.
Bank
			 Accounts
. Checking, savings and credit union accounts.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Lump Sum
			 Payments
. Lump sum payments such as insurance, SSI, retirement, income
			 tax refund. (3-17-22)
04.
Trusts
. Unrestricted trust accounts and any available amounts from
			 restricted trust accounts. (3-17-22)
05.
Stocks
. Stocks, less fees
			 for transfer and penalty for early sale. (3-17-22)
06.
Bonds
. Savings bonds,
			 treasury bonds, commercial bonds at current market value. (3-17-22)
07.
Savings Certificates
. Saving
			 certificates or certificates of deposit issued by banks, credit unions, or
			 other financial concerns, less the penalty for early withdrawal.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.310 - NONLIQUID RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
Countable nonliquid resources are listed below. Nonliquid
				resources are resources not easily converted to cash. (3-17-22)
01.
Real Property
. Equity value
			 of real property (land and buildings, including mobile homes) unless
			 specifically excluded. Property may be excluded if: (3-17-22)
a. The property is used as a home.
			 (3-17-22)
b. The property is
			 income-producing, and the income is consistent with the property's fair market
			 value. (3-17-22)
c. The property is
			 essential to employment or self- employment. (3-17-22)
d. The property is used in connection with an
			 excluded vehicle. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.311 - FACTORS MAKING PROPERTY A RESOURCE

Current through August 31, 2023
Property of any kind, including cash, can be a resource. The
				property must meet all criteria listed below: (3-17-22)
01.
Ownership Interest
. A client
			 must have ownership interest in property for it to be counted as a resource.
			 Property is not a resource if the client does not own all or part of the
			 property. (3-17-22)
02.
Legal
			 Right to Spend or Convert Property
. A client must have a legal right to
			 spend or convert property to cash. Property is not a resource if the owner
			 lacks the legal right to spend or convert property into cash. Physical
			 possession of property is not needed if the owner has the legal ability to
			 spend or convert the property to cash. (3-17-22)
03.
Legal Ability to Use for Support
			 and Maintenance
. Property is not a resource if it can not legally be
			 used for the owner's support and maintenance. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.314 - JOINTLY-OWNED RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
A resource owned jointly by members of two (2) or more
				households is counted in its entirety for each household, unless the household
				proves the resource is not available. If the household shows it has access to
				only a portion of a resource, that portion of the resource is counted.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.315 - JOINTLY-OWNED RESOURCES EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
A jointly-owned resource is excluded, if the household shows it
				cannot sell or divide the resource without consent of the other owner, and the
				other owner will not sell or divide the resource. A jointly-owned resource is
				excluded, if owned by a resident in a shelter for battered women and children
				and access to the resource requires agreement of a joint owner living in the
				former household. A vehicle, jointly owned by a household member and a person
				not living in the household, may be excluded. The household member must not
				have possession of the vehicle. The household member must not be able to sell
				the vehicle. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.321 - RESOURCES OF DISQUALIFIED HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

Current through August 31, 2023
The household must report the resources of members disqualified
				for Food Stamps. The household must verify any questionable information. The
				resources of the disqualified person are included in determining the resource
				limit. Disqualified household members with resources counted toward the
				household limit are listed below: (3-17-22)
01.
Member Disqualified for IPV
.
			 Resources of a household member disqualified for an intentional program
			 violation are counted. (3-17-22)
02.
Member Disqualified for Failure to
			 Comply with Work Requirements
. Resources of a household member
			 disqualified for failing to comply with a work requirement are counted.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Member
			 Ineligible Due to SSN
. Resources of a household member ineligible for
			 refusing to get an SSN are counted. (3-17-22)
04.
Ineligible Legal
			 Non-Citizen
. Resources of an ineligible legal non-citizen household
			 member are counted. (3-17-22)
05.
Member Disqualified for Failure to Meet the ABAWD Work
			 Requirement
. Resources of a household member disqualified for failure to
			 meet the ABAWD work requirement are counted. (3-17-22)
06.
Member Disqualified for a Voluntary
			 Quit or Reduction in Hours of Work
. Resources of a member disqualified
			 for a voluntary quit or reduction of work are counted. (3-17-22)
07.
Member Disqualified as a Fugitive
			 Felon or Probation or Parole Violator
. Resources of a member
			 disqualified as a fugitive felon or probation or parole violator are counted.
			 (3-17-22)
08.
Member
			 Disqualified for Failure to Cooperate in Establishing Paternity and Obtaining
			 Support
. Resources of a member disqualified for failure to cooperate in
			 establishing paternity and obtaining support are counted. (3-17-22)
09.
Member Disqualified for Conviction
			 of a Controlled Substance Felony
. Resources of individuals convicted
			 under federal or state law of any offense classified as a felony involving the
			 possession, distribution, or use of a controlled substance when they do not
			 comply with the terms of a withheld judgment, probation, or parole are counted.
			 The felony must have occurred after August 22, 1996. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.322 - RESOURCES OF NONHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

Current through August 31, 2023
Resources of nonhousehold members are not included when
				determining household resources. Resources of nonhousehold members are listed
				below: (3-17-22)
01.
Ineligible
			 Student
. Resources of an ineligible student are not counted.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Boarder or
			 Roomer
. Resources of a boarder or roomer are not counted.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Foster
			 Child
. Resources of a foster child are not counted, if the child is not
			 a member of the Food Stamp household. (3-17-22)
04.
Foster Adult
. Resources of a
			 foster adult are not counted, if the adult is not a member of the Food Stamp
			 household. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.323 - LUMP SUM RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
Nonrecurring lump sum payments are considered a resource in the
				month received, unless excluded under these rules. A household is not required
				to report changes in resources during a certification period. Some lump sum
				payments are listed below: (3-17-22)
01.
Retroactive Payments
.
			 Retroactive payments from: (3-17-22)
a. Social
			 Security. (3-17-22)
b. SSI.
			 (3-17-22)
c. Public Assistance.
			 (3-17-22)
d. Railroad Retirement
			 Benefits. (3-17-22)
e. Unemployment
			 Compensation Benefits. (3-17-22)
f.
			 Child Support. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.334 - VEHICLES

Current through August 31, 2023
Treat any vehicle that is used primarily for transportation and
				not for recreational use, as described in Subsections
				334.01 and
				334.02 of this rule. The value
				of any vehicle that is primarily for recreational use counts toward the
				household's resource limit. (3-17-22)
01.
Exclude One Vehicle Per
			 Adult
. The value of one (1) vehicle per adult in the Food Stamp
			 household is excluded beginning with the highest valued vehicle.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
All Other
			 Vehicles Are Subject To Federal Regulations
. All other vehicles in the
			 household will have their values counted as provided in
			 7 CFR
			 273. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.351 - EXCLUDED RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
Some resources do not count against the limit because they are
				excluded. Resources excluded by federal law are also excluded for Food Stamps.
				Exclusions from resources are listed in Sections
				352 through
				382. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.352 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
Household goods are items of personal property normally found
				in the home. The items must be used for maintenance, use, and occupancy of the
				home. Household goods include, but are not limited to, furniture, appliances,
				television sets, carpets, and utensils for cooking and eating. Household goods
				are excluded as resources. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.353 - PERSONAL EFFECTS EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
Personal effects are items worn or carried by a client, or
				items having an intimate relation to the client. They include, but are not
				limited to, clothing, jewelry, personal care items, and prosthetic devices.
				Personal effects include items for education or recreation, such as books,
				musical instruments, or hobby materials. Personal effects are excluded as
				resources. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.354 - HOME AND LOT EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
The home and surrounding land and buildings not separated by
				property owned by others, are excluded as a resource. A public road or right of
				way that separates any plot from the home will not affect the exclusion. Home
				may be a house, a trailer, or a vehicle. (3-17-22)
01.
Unoccupied Home Exclusion
. A
			 temporarily unoccupied home is excluded if the household members intend to
			 return. The household members must be absent because of employment, training
			 for future employment, or illness, or the home must be temporarily
			 uninhabitable from casualty or natural disaster. (3-17-22)
02.
Building Lot Exclusion
. A
			 lot where a household is building a permanent home is excluded as a resource. A
			 lot where a household intends to build a permanent home is excluded as a
			 resource. The lot and partly completed home are excluded. The household can
			 only have one home and lot excluded. The household can not own a home and lot
			 and have a building lot exclusion for another property. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.356 - BURIAL SPACE OR PLOT AND FUNERAL AGREEMENT EXCLUSIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
Burial spaces or plots and funeral agreements are excluded from
				resources as listed in Subsections
				356.01 through
				356.02. (3-17-22)
01.
Burial Space or Plot
			 Exclusion
. Exclude one (1) burial space or plot, for each household
			 member, from resources. The value of the burial space or plot does not affect
			 this exclusion. (3-17-22)
02.
Funeral Agreement Exclusion
. Exclude up to one thousand, five
			 hundred dollars ($1,500) of the equity value of one (1) bona fide funeral
			 agreement, for each household member, from resources. The equity value over one
			 thousand, five hundred dollars ($1,500) is counted as a resource.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.357 - PENSION PLANS OR FUNDS EXCLUDED AS A RESOURCE

Current through August 31, 2023
The cash value of any funds in a plan, contract, or account,
				described in Sections
				401(a),
				403(a),
				403(b),
				408,
				408A,
				457(b), and
				501(c)  of the
				Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the value of funds in a Federal thrift
				Savings Plan account as provided for in
				5 U.S.C.
				8439 are excluded as a resource. This
				exclusion includes any current or future tax preferred retirement accounts
				which are approved under federal or state law. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.358 - INCOME-PRODUCING PROPERTY EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
Property which annually produces income consistent with its
				fair market value is excluded as a resource. Real property, not used as a home,
				is excluded as a resource if it produces income consistent with it's fair
				market value. This exclusion includes land and buildings. Annual income is
				consistent with the property's fair market value when consistent with area
				market trends. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.360 - PROPERTY USED FOR SELF-SUPPORT EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
Property essential to the employment or self-employment of a
				household member, such as tools of a trade or the farm land and machinery of a
				farmer, is excluded as a resource. Essential work-related equipment of an
				ineligible legal non-citizen or disqualified person is excluded as a resource.
				Self-support property is excluded during employment and temporary periods of
				unemployment. For a household member engaged in farming, property essential to
				self-employment continues to be excluded for one (1) year from the date the
				household member ends self-employment from farming. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.361 - PROPERTY USED WITH EXCLUDED VEHICLE

Current through August 31, 2023
Portions of real or personal property are excluded as a
				resource if used in connection with an excluded vehicle. The vehicle must be
				used to produce income or be necessary for transporting a physically disabled
				household member. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.362 - SALABLE ITEM WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT RETURN EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
Resources that cannot be sold for a significant return are
				excluded. A significant return is one-half (1/2) the household resource limit.
				One-half (1/2) the household resource limit is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or
				one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), depending on household composition.
				The Department requires the household to give proof of the value of a resource
				only if it questions the resource data provided. Vehicles are not included
				under this rule. A single resource cannot be divided to get an exclusion under
				this rule. A resource meeting the conditions described in Subsections
				362.01 through
				362.03 is not counted.
				(3-17-22)
01.
No Profit from
			 Sale
. The sale, or other disposal, of the resource is not likely to
			 produce one-half (1/2) the resource limit for the household.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
No Interest in
			 Resource
. The household's interest in a resource is slight. The sale of
			 the resource is not likely to bring one-half (1/2) the household resource
			 limit. (3-17-22)
03.
Cost of
			 Sale Too Great
. The cost of selling the household's interest in a
			 resource is excessive. The household is not likely to sell the resource for
			 one-half (1/2) the resource limit. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.363 - HUD FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY (FSS) ESCROW ACCOUNT

Current through August 31, 2023
Escrow accounts and the interest earned on an escrow account
				established by HUD for families participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency
				(FSS) Program established by Section
				544 of the National Affordable
				Housing Act, are excluded as a resource when determining eligibility for food
				stamps. The federal exclusion for the funds in this program and other similar
				type escrow funds are only excluded while the funds are still in the escrow
				account or being used for a HUD approved purpose. Participants in the FSS
				program may withdraw funds from the escrow account before completing the
				program, with permission from the public housing authority, but only for
				purposes related to the goal of the Family Self-Sufficiency contract, such as
				completion of higher education, job training, or to meet start-up expenses
				involved in creation of a small business. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.364 - EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTS EXCLUDED AS A RESOURCE

Current through August 31, 2023
The cash value of any funds in a qualified tuition program
				described in Section 529 of the
				Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or in a Coverdell education savings account under
				Section 530 of the
				Internal Revenue Code are excluded as a resource. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.365 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT EXCLUDED AS A RESOURCE

Current through August 31, 2023
The cash value of an Individual Development Account (IDA)
				established in compliance with Section
				56-1101(5), Idaho
				Code, is excluded as a resource. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.373 - GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
Government payments for the restoration of a home damaged in a
				disaster are excluded as a resource. The household must be subject to legal
				sanction if the funds are not used as intended. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.374 - EXCLUDED INACCESSIBLE RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
The cash value of resources not legally available to the
				household is excluded as a resource. The household must provide proof resources
				are not available. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.376 - REAL PROPERTY EXCLUDED IF ATTEMPT TO SELL

Current through August 31, 2023
Real property is excluded as a resource if the household is
				making a good faith effort to sell it at a reasonable price. Verify the
				property is for sale and the household has not refused a reasonable offer.
				Document in the case record the reason for excluding the property and the
				household's efforts to sell. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.377 - TRUST FUNDS EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
Trust funds are excluded if all conditions listed below are
				met: (3-17-22)
01.
Trust
			 Irrevocable or Not Changeable by Household
. The household must be unable
			 to revoke the trust agreement or change the name of the beneficiary during the
			 certification period. (3-17-22)
02.
Trust Unlikely to End During Certification
. The trust arrangement
			 must be unlikely to end during the certification period. (3-17-22)
03.
Trustee Independent from Household
			 Control
. The trustee of the fund is either a court, institution,
			 corporation, or organization not under the direction or ownership of a
			 household member, or a court appointed person who has court-imposed limits
			 placed on the use of funds. (3-17-22)
04.
Trust Not Under Control of
			 Household-Directed Business
. The trust investments do not directly
			 involve or help any business or corporation under the control, direction, or
			 influence of a household member. (3-17-22)
05.
Origin and Use of Trust
. The
			 funds held in an irrevocable trust are: (3-17-22)
a. Set up from the household's own funds. The
			 trustee uses the funds only to make investments for the trust, or to pay
			 education or medical expenses of the beneficiary; or (3-17-22)
b. Set up from nonhousehold funds by a
			 non-household member. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.378 - INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
An installment contract for the sale of land and buildings is
				excluded as a resource. The purchase price must be consistent with the
				property's fair market value. The contract or agreement must produce income
				consistent with the property's fair market value. Income is consistent with the
				property's fair market value when consistent with area market trends. The
				actual property sold under an excluded installment contract is excluded as a
				resource. Property held as security for the fulfillment of an excluded
				installment contract is excluded as a resource. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.379 - TREATMENT OF EXCLUDED RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
An excluded resource kept in a separate account is excluded for
				an unlimited period. If an excluded resource is combined with countable
				resources, the resource is not counted for six (6) months from the date the
				funds are combined. After six (6) months, the total combined resources are
				counted. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.381 - NONLIQUID RESOURCES WITH LIENS EXCLUDED

Current through August 31, 2023
A nonliquid resource, with a lien placed against it, is
				excluded. The lien must result from a business loan. The lien agreement must
				forbid the household to sell the resource. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.386 - TRANSFER OF RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
If a household transfers a resource within three (3) calendar
				months before the date of application for Food Stamps, determine if the
				transfer was made with the intent to qualify for the Food Stamp Program.
				Disqualify a household if the transfer was made with the intent to qualify for
				the Food Stamp Program. After a household is certified for Food Stamps, the
				transfer of a resource to remain eligible for Food Stamps will result in
				disqualification. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.387 - TRANSFER OF RESOURCE NOT COUNTED FOR DISQUALIFICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
A transferred resource is not counted for disqualification, if
				conditions below: (3-17-22)
01.
Three Months Before Application
. The transfer of a resource more
			 than three (3) months before the date of Food Stamp application is not counted.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Resources Less
			 Than Limit
. The transfer of a resource is not counted if the resource,
			 when added to the other countable resources, does not exceed the resource
			 limit. (3-17-22)
03.
Transfer
			 at Fair Market Value
. The sale or trade of a resource, made at or near
			 the fair market value, is not counted. (3-17-22)
04.
Transfer Between Household
			 Members
. A resource transferred between members of the same household,
			 including ineligible legal non-citizens or disqualified persons whose resources
			 are considered available to the household, is not counted. (3-17-22)
05.
Transfer for Reasons Other Than
			 Food Stamps
. A resource transferred for reasons other than trying to
			 qualify for Food Stamps is not counted. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.388 - DISQUALIFICATION FOR TRANSFERRING RESOURCES

Current through August 31, 2023
Disqualify a household from Food Stamps for up to one (1) year
				from the discovery date of the transfer. Base the disqualification period on
				the amount the transferred resource exceeds the resource limit, when added to
				other countable resources. Disqualification periods are listed in Table 388.
				The disqualification period begins in the month of application unless the
				household is already certified when the transfer is discovered. If the
				household is already certified, the disqualification period starts with the
				first allotment after timely notice to end benefits. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.400 - INCOME

Current through August 31, 2023
All household income is counted in the Food Stamp budget unless
				excluded under these rules. Income can be earned or unearned. Income must be
				verified and documented. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.401 - EARNED INCOME

Current through August 31, 2023
Earned income includes, but is not limited to, income listed in
				Section 401.
				(3-17-22)
01.
Wages or
			 Salary
. Wages and salaries of an employee, advances, tips, commissions,
			 meals, and military pay are earned income. Garnishments from wages are earned
			 income. (3-17-22)
02.
Self-Employment Income
. Income from self-employment, including
			 capital gains, is earned income. Rental property is a self-employment
			 enterprise. The income is earned if a household member manages the property an
			 average of twenty (20) or more hours per week. Payment from a roomer or boarder
			 is self-employment income. (3-17-22)
03.
Training Allowances
.
			 Training allowances from programs such as Vocational Rehabilitation are earned
			 income. (3-17-22)
04.
Payments Under Title I
. Payments under Title I, such as VISTA and
			 University Year for Action under
			 P.L.
			 93-113 are earned income. (3-17-22)
05.
On-the-Job Training
			 Programs
. WIA income includes monies paid by WIA or the employer. Income
			 from WIA on-the-job training programs is earned income, unless paid to a
			 household member under age nineteen (19). The household member under age
			 nineteen (19) must be under the control of another household member.
			 (3-17-22)
06.
Basic Allowance
			 for Housing (BAH)
. BAH is an Armed Services housing allowance. BAH is
			 counted as earned income. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.407 - INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS)

Current through August 31, 2023
Income must be verified with the IEVS system for all households
				applying for or getting Food Stamps. Income must be verified for disqualified
				members with income counted toward the household Food Stamp benefits.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.409 - USE OF IEVS INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT HOUSEHOLDS

Current through August 31, 2023
IEVS data must be used to compute eligibility and benefits if
				IEVS data is received before the application is processed. IEVS data on
				applicant households must be used as soon as possible, even if the applicant
				household was approved before the IEVS data was received. Action on
				applications must not be delayed pending receipt of IEVS data. If IEVS data
				requiring further proof is received, before application approval, the proof
				must be obtained and resolved before approving the application. If an applicant
				household cannot provide an SSN at application, IEVS data must be used as soon
				as possible after the SSN is known. IEVS data must be used for all household
				members, eligible, excluded or disqualified. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.411 - VERIFIED IEVS DATA

Current through August 31, 2023
The IEVS data listed below is considered verified upon receipt,
				unless it is questionable: (3-17-22)
01.
Benefit Data Exchange
			 (BENDEX)
. BENDEX Social Security retirement and disability income data.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
State Data
			 Exchange (SDX)
. Benefit and eligibility data from SSA under Titles II
			 and XVI of the Social Security Act accessed through the State Data Exchange
			 (SDX). (3-17-22)
03.
TAFI
. Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho.
			 (3-17-22)
04.
AABD
.
			 Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled. (3-17-22)
05.
Medicaid
. The
			 Federally-aided program for medical care (Title XIX, Social Security Act).
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.412 - UNVERIFIED IEVS DATA

Current through August 31, 2023
The IEVS data listed below is considered unverified:
				(3-17-22)
01.
IRS Reported
			 Unearned Income
. Unearned income data from IRS, including any unreported
			 assets producing income. (3-17-22)
02.
Wages
. Wage file data. Wage
			 data from Department of Commerce and Labor or its counterpart in another state.
			 Wage data from BEER. (3-17-22)
03.
Self-Employment Earnings
. Self-employment earnings data from BEER.
			 (3-17-22)
04.
Questionable
			 Information
. Income information the Department feels is doubtful.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.415 - EDUCATIONAL INCOME

Current through August 31, 2023
Educational income includes deferred repayment educational
				loans, grants, scholarships, fellowships, and veterans' educational benefits.
				The school attended must be a recognized institution of post secondary
				education, a school for the handicapped, a vocational education program, or a
				program providing completion of a secondary school diploma, or equivalent.
				Educational income is excluded. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.427 - AVERAGING SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Annual
			 Self-Employment Income
. When self-employment income is considered annual
			 support by the household, the Department averages the self-employment income
			 over a twelve-month (12) period, even if: (3-17-22)
a. The income is received over a shorter
			 period of time than twelve (12) months; and (3-17-22)
b. The household receives income from other
			 sources in addition to self-employment. (3-17-22)