SNAP WIBCA-Pre-Strike Income Eligibility

Eligibility for SNAP households in which a member is on strike is determined using pre-strike income and resources. To determine pre-strike eligibility, a striker budget must be calculated on the Worker Initiated Budget Calculation Area (SELWIBCA) in FAMIS.

 

All income and expense amounts entered for WIBCAs are monthly amounts. Calculations outside the system may be necessary to convert amounts to monthly frequency, and the math should be included in a detailed comment. FAMIS will not convert income or expenses to monthly amounts.

 

Calculating Pre-Strike Income for SNAP

    1. Navigate to the Select Worker Initiated Budget Calculation Area screen:
      1. If working in the controlled flow, press F14=WIBCA from the Striker Information screen (STRIKER/FMXF)

or

      1. If working outside the flow, fastpath to SELWIBCA
    1. Prompt for the SNAP household in EU field if it is not already displayed in the header
    2. Press F14=ADDWIBCA to access the calculation screen (FMXN)
    3. A on Command Line
    4. Enter the Budget Month (MMYYYY) that is being calculated
    5. Leave Prorate Date blank
    6. Leave Appr Date blank
    7. Enter STR in Budget Type
    8. Enter the number of people included in the SNAP household in the Persons field
    9. Enter Y or N in the C/E field to indicate the household’s categorical eligibility status
    10. Prompt and select the appropriate code in Eld/Dis field
      1. M- Allow medical expenses for someone outside SNAP household
      2. N- No household member elderly or disabled
      3. Y- One of more household members elderly or disabled
    11. Dependents
      1. Enter the number of dependents age 2 and over
      2. Enter the number of dependents under age 2
    12. Monthly Earned Income
      1. Person field- type the name of the person who has income. Each person with income is entered on a separate line
      2. Amt field- enter the gross monthly income per person
      3. Rpted- enter Y or N to indicate if this income was previously reported
      4. Net Self Emp Inc- Enter the net amount of any self-employment (income minus expenses of producing that income) FAMIS will not calculate net self-employment on this screen, it must be manually calculated and entered
      5. Farm Loss- Enter the dollar amount of farm loss
    13. Monthly Unearned Income

NOTE: If household has multiple incomes from any of the unearned income sources (for example, 3 children in the household are receiving Child Support,) you must add the amounts for the same types of income together and make one entry. FAMIS will not allow multiple entries in any of the unearned income fields.

      1. IM field- enter any income from participation in an IM program (Temporary Assistance, Supplemental Aid to the Blind, etc.)
      2. SSA field- enter income from Social Security Administration benefits (retirement, disability, survivor’s benefits)
      3. SSI field- enter income from SSI
      4. VA field- enter income from Veteran’s Administration payments
      5. CS- enter child support income
      6. Net Education- enter education income after all education expenses are deducted
      7. Other- any other income not already accounted for
    1. Monthly Expense
      1. Shelter Expense- enter total allowable shelter costs (rent/mortgage plus applicable utility standards)
      2. Dependent Care Expense- enter dependent care expenses, including mileage
      3. Medical Expense- enter allowable medical expenses, including mileage, as shown on the Expense Summary Screen
      4. Court Ordered Expense- enter allowable court ordered expenses
    2. Press CTRL to access the WIBCA Budget screen (FMXP)
    3. Review the WIBCA Budget to make sure the data entered is correct.
      1. If it is not F21=RETURN to make necessary corrections
    4. The Gross Income Max, Net Income Max and CE Income Max fields show either pass/fail based on the entries made for the budget month
    5. The message ‘Enter Y to save eligibility decision, otherwise enter N’ appears
    6. Enter Y in Keep for pre-strike elig field
    7. Press CTRL

NOTE: Budget information is not returned to the Striker Information (STRIKER/FMXF) screen. You must write down the gross monthly earned income and the gross monthly unearned income of the striker so they can be entered on STRIKER

    1. Press F18=COMMENT to record a comment. Comment should include:
      1. How information was verified
      2. Calculation of income and expenses used
    2. Press F21=RETURN to go back to Worker Initiated Budget Calculation Area screen (FMXN.)
      1. If multiple budget months are being explored, F10=CLEAR to enter additional months and return to step 6, entering amounts for the new budget month.
    3. Once all budget months are completed, press F21=RETURN to access SELWIBCA/FMXH. The budgets you just entered will be visible.
    4. Return to Striker Information (STRIKER/FMXF) to capture the income/ information from the WIBCA and pre-strike resources
      1. If working in the flow, F21=RETURN to get back to STRIKER
      2. If working outside the flow, fastpath back to STRIKER