SNAP Budgeting

  1. Double-click on the Budgeting task.

    Note: If a Benefit Month has not been selected the Select Benefit Month window is displayed.

    Note: The Case Category field must have a status of Budgets Ready to Process.

  2. Select the Process All button to run all of the budgets, or highlight one or more case categories and select Process Selected button to run only the selected budgets.

  3. The Certification Period window will display.

    Enter the reporting category , the begin date and the end date for a new certification or update the end date for a ongoing certification, indicate if the SNAP case is Categorically Eligible,  enter the Interview Date, the Interview Type, and the Interview Reason.

  4. If not already processed for other cases, the Calculate Income window displays if there is Earned Income, Fluctuating Unearned Income, and/or Self Employment Income. See Calculate Income Process
  5. Budgeting begins processing and as budget(s) are run, a message is displayed in the status bar indicating which budgets are running.
  6. On the Budget Authorization window highlight a budget row and select the Benefit Summary button to access the detailed information used in the budgeting process. Review the Benefit Summary carefully.

  7. Budget Overrides may be accomplished by selecting the budget row and then the budget override button on the Budget Authorization window.

    See Also:

    Override a Budget

  8. Authorize the budgets. (To authorize, highlight the first unprocessed budget and select the Authorize button. Repeat until all are processed. Unauthorized budgets will appear with an * asterisk. After authorizing the * asterisk will no longer appear in front of the budget).

    Note: If your Summary review leaves you with a question, exit this window without authorizing any budgets by selecting the Cancel button.

  9. Select the OK button on the Budget Authorization window to save the processed budget authorizations.

Tip:

SNAP cases use Medical Impairment to determine whether or not there is a disabled household member. Medical Impairment information must be verified in order to establish this information. When an interface (BDE or SDX) updates the Medical Impairment to a denied or terminated status, go to the Verification module and set the Medical Impairment verification to ‘Pending’ status. The SNAP budget will then not allow the medical disregards, exemption from the gross income test, or certain other disregards which only pertain to disabled or elderly household members.

Note: You can override the amount of the PA grant on a failed SNAP budget if necessary.

Note:  If you have a three person household and the income is high enough that the household is "entitled but not receiving", the SNAP budget fails and the reason shown on the notice is "Income Exceeds Standards".

(11-2009)