Step 1

Does the immigrant meet a deeming exemption?

Sponsor deeming does not apply to the following:

• • Immigrant whose sponsor has not signed a legally binding affidavit of support on or after 12/19/97;
  • Immigrants without sponsors;
  • Battered spouse or child exemption;
  • Sponsor in same Food Stamp EU;
  • Ineligible member due to non-citizen status;
  • Children under age 18;
  • Immigrants whose deeming period has ended; or
  • Indigent Immigrants. To determine indigence:
    • Add the EU’s own income to any cash or in-kind assistance provided by the sponsor or others in the EU.
    • Compare the income result to the 130% of federal poverty income. Refer to the Basis of Issuance Tables and look up the Limit Maximum Gross Income for the EU size, or refer to the Simplified Reporting Requirements chart for the EU size.
    • If the total income is less than 130% of FPL, the EU is indigent.
    • If the total income is greater than 130% of FPL, the EU is not indigent.

    NOTE: Apply all other exemptions to sponsor deeming prior to indigence.

If the immigrant meets any of the exemptions above, do not deem the sponsor’s income or resources. Stop here.

If the immigrant does not meet any of the exemptions above, deem the sponsor’s income and resources. Go to step 2 to determine the amounts to deem.

Step 2

Resources: Deem all but $1,500 of the amount of resources of the sponsor and/or the sponsor’s spouse to the sponsored immigrant. Do not include resources that are excluded by Food Stamp Policy.

If the resources to deem equal zero, stop here.

If the resources to deem are greater than zero, go to step 3 to record the resource information.

Income:

• • Consider the total monthly earned income of the sponsor and sponsor’s spouse.
  • Subtract 20 percent of the earned income.
  • Add the unearned income of the sponsor and sponsor’s spouse.
  • Subtract the amount of the Food Stamp Program’s gross income eligibility limit for a EU equal in size of the sponsor’s EU. Refer to the Basis of Issuance Tables and look up the Limit Maximum Gross Income for the EU size, or refer to the Simplified Reporting Requirements chart (pdf) for the EU size.

If the income to deem equals zero, stop here.

If the income to deem is greater than zero, go to step 4 to record the income information.

Step 3

If in the controlled flow, record the resources on the appropriate resource screen.

If in maintenance, fastpath to the Select Financial Resource screen (FMWB) by typing SELFRES or FMWB on the command line and pressing enter. To get to the Select Financial Resource screen (FMWB) using menus, take the following steps.

• • On FMPX, FAMIS Main Menu, type 3 and press enter.
    The Maintenance Menu (FMPY) appears.
  • Type 3 and press enter.
    The Financial Information Menu (FMX4) appears.
  • Type 1 and press enter.
    The Select Financial Resource screen (FMWB) appears.

The last Supercase worked on appears on this screen. If this is not the Supercase you want to work with, prompt out for or type the SCN and prompt out for the DCN.

Prompt out for the Class of resource to be added. Press F14=ADDFRES to add the new resource.

If Class is LR (liquid resource), the Liquid Resource screen (FMW0) appears.

If Class is PP (personal property), the Personal Property screen (FMW2) appears.

If Class is RP (real property), the Real Property screen (FMW4) appears.

On the Liquid Resource screen (FMW0) the type is SD (Sponsor’s Deemed Resources). The rest of the procedures regarding entering resources remain the same.

On the other resource screens, there is not a type code for sponsor’s deemed resources. Record the resource as the appropriate type and indicate in the Description field that the resource is sponsor’s deemed resource. When entering the resource information on the Resource screen, always answer Y as to whether or not the sponsored immigrant has access to the resource. The rest of the procedures regarding entering resources remain the same.

Step 4

If in the controlled flow, record the income on the Income screen (FMX0).

If in maintenance, you can fastpath to the Select Income screen (FMX2) by typing SELINC or FMX2 on the command line and pressing enter. To get to the Select Income screen (FMX2) using menus, take the following steps.

• • On FMPX, FAMIS Main Menu, type 3 and press enter. The Maintenance Menu (FMPY) appears.
  • Type 3 and press enter. The Financial Information Menu (FMX4) appears.
  • Type 3 and press enter. The Select Income screen (FMX2) appears.

The last Supercase worked on appears on this screen. If this is not the Supercase you want to work with, prompt out for or type the SCN and prompt out for the DCN.

Press F14=ADDINC to add the new income.

Record the income as type UI (unearned income) and source AC (alien sponsor contribution). The rest of the procedures regarding entering income remain the same.

Step 5

If in the controlled flow, complete the application interview to determine eligibility.

If in maintenance, and all information is added, take the following actions.

Type “FM3Y” or “EDRES” on the command line. Press enter. Prompt for the head of EU. The current benefit month, the month following the current benefit month, and the message “Successfully DISPLAYED” appear. Press F14=REQED. The Supercase EU Summary (FM30) screen appears with the new eligibility determination. The message “Successfully DISPLAYED” also appears.

Step 6

Review data. If information is incorrect, make any changes needed. When the information is correct, proceed to step 7.

Step 7

Press F18=SELAUTH. The Select Authorization (FM3G) screen appears. The current benefit month, the month following the current month, the action for each benefit month displayed, the date the change was completed, the status, and the message “Successfully DISPLAYED” appears.

Step 8

Press F14=AUTH. The Action Authorization (FMDH) screen appears. The action for the benefit month displayed, the recert date, the EU status, the simplified reporting household indicator, the benefit amount for the benefit month displayed, the status of each individual in the EU, and the message “Successfully DISPLAYED” appears.

Review the information. Press F24=NEXTSEL for each benefit month.

Step 9

Press F23=AUTH. The message “The action was authorized.” appears.