FOSTER CARE PAYMENT INCOME
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
MFIP, MSA, GA, HSP:
No provisions.
SNAP:
Count foster care payments as unearned income if the foster children or adults are part of the SNAP unit. See 0014.03 (Determining the Assistance Unit). Foster Care income includes, but is not limited to: Pre-Northstar, NorthStar Foster Care, and American Indian Foster Care.
Exclude payments for the foster care of children or adults who are excluded from the unit.
Youth between the ages of 18 -21 may be eligible to receive Extended Foster Care benefits. If Extended Foster Care payments are being received, this income is counted as unearned income.
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 08/2020 | in SNAP updates policy throughout. |
| 10/2016 | Updates section due to Legislative changes for Program Uniformity/Income. |
| 02/2015 | adds Northstar Care for Children provisions. This was EFFECTIVE 01/01/15. |
| 12/2014 | deletes WB language as this program was suspended 12/01/2014. |
| 11/2012 | update Food Support and FS to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and FSET to SNAP E&T throughout. No policy was changed. |
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