DEEMED INCOME (FSM)

SR 03-27 Dated 10/03

Previous Policy

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Income which is considered to be available for use by an individual regardless of actual receipt. Income is deemed from:

• parent to child;

• spouse to spouse; and

• sponsor to alien. See FSM 611.03, Deeming Principles, and 611.04, Exceptions to the Sponsor-to-Immigrant Deeming Principles.

 Exception: Sponsor-to-immigrant deeming principles do not apply to sponsored qualified aliens under age 18. When determining food stamp eligibility and benefit amount for sponsored non-citizen children, do not count the income and resources of the child’s sponsor (or the sponsor’s spouse).

Sponsor-to-Alien deeming lasts until:

• the sponsored alien becomes a naturalized citizen;

• the sponsored alien can be credited with 40 qualifying quarters of work; or

• the sponsor dies.

See Disqualified/Excluded Member's Income. To calculate deemed income, see Part 611, Income Budgeting.

Treatment: Unearned Income