SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME FROM ROOMER/BOARDER
ISSUE DATE: 03/2016
If a client receives payments for lodging, meals, or related services from people living in the client's home, the income is roomer/boarder income. Units with roomer/boarder income are self-employed. Count the income as earned income.
● | A roomer lives with the unit and pays for lodging only. |
● | A boarder eats with the unit and pays for meals only. |
● | A roomer and boarder lives AND eats with the unit and pays for lodging AND meals. |
Roomer/boarder income is different from rental property or from shared living expense income. For information on rental property income, see 0017.15.33.30 (Self-Employment Income From Rental Property). For information on shared living expense income, see 0017.06 (Excluded Income).
For information on budgeting Self-Employment Income, see 0017.15.33.03 (Self-Employment, Convert Inc. To Monthly Amt).
MFIP, DWP, SNAP, GA, GRH:
Follow general provisions.
MSA:
For non-SSI recipients, follow general provisions.
For SSI recipients, SSA determines income. No county action is required.
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 01/2016 | deletes previous Self-Employment policy and adds Simplified Self-Employment policy throughout. This change was EFFECTIVE 02/01/15. |
| 12/2015 | in MFIP/DWP updates the boarder and roomer/boarder rates. |
| 06/2015 | in general provisions adds 2 new paragraphs about the Simplified Self-Employment Policy Guide (Effective 02/01/15) and prior Self-Employment policy. |
| 12/2014 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 06/2013 | update cross-references to 0014.03.06 (Determining the SNAP Unit), 0022.12.01 (How to Calculate Benefit Level - SNAP/MSA/GRH). No policy was changed. |
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