18 Miss. Code. R. 14-22.9 - Treatment of Income and Resources of Other Non-Household Members

A. For all other non-household members who are not specifically referenced in other rules in this chapter, the income and resources of such individuals will not be considered available to the remaining household members, such as an ineligible student.

B. Cash payments from such non-household member to the household will be considered income.

C. If the household shares deductible expenses with such non-household member, only the amount actually paid or contributed by the household will be deducted as a household expense. If the payments or contributions cannot be separated, the expenses will be prorated evenly among individuals actually paying or contributing to the expense and only the household's pro rata share will be deducted.

D. Exception: If the household is entitled to the SUA or BUA and is billed or pays all or part of the household's utility expenses, then the household will be entitled to the full amount.

E. If earned income of one or more household members is combined into one wage with the earned income of such non-household member, the income of the remaining household members will be determined as follows:

1. If the household's share can be identified, MDHS will count that portion due to the household as earned income.

2. If the household's share cannot be identified, MDHS will prorate the earned income among those whom it was intended to cover and count that prorated portion to the household.

F. Such aforementioned other ineligible non-household members must not be included when determining the household's size for the purposes of:

1. Assigning a benefit level to the household;

2. Comparing the household's monthly income with the income eligibility standards; or

3. Comparing the household's resources with the resource eligibility standards.

Notes

18 Miss. Code. R. 14-22.9

7 CFR §273.11(d)

Adopted 3/15/2022 Amended 10/20/2023 Amended 12/9/2024 Amended 2/17/2025