BOARDER INCOME SR 97-32, 10/97 (AAM-A)

Payments that are for both lodging and meals made by an individual living in the assistance groups home.

Treatment: Unearned Income

Treat boarder income as unearned income even if it is the result of a bona fide business or an informal arrangement.

Manually reduce boarder income by the greater of:

• Maximum monthly food stamp coupon allotment for the number of boarders, or

• Actual expenses if claimed and verified.

Example

An assistance group receives $350 per month for one boarder. The household claims they spend $200 per month in actual expenses.

$350 Boarder payment

$350 Boarder Payment

-122 Food stamp allotment for 1

-200 Actual Expenses

$228 Countable unearned income

$150 Countable unearned income