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3003-5 E. THRESHOLD TEST
Each season the HAP establishes a self-employment threshold test. This
approach increases the efficiency of eligibility determinations for very lowincome
households. The threshold test is used to determine if a prior
month figure can be used for very low-income households with selfemployment
income, rather than the 12-month computation. The
threshold test amount is the maximum annual qualifying income for a
one-person household, rounded down to the next lower thousand dollars.
To apply the threshold test, the worker compares the gross amount of the
self-employment venture (before expenses) with the threshold test. If the
total annual gross self-employment income is less than the threshold test,
the worker will compute net self-employment income using the prior
calendar month or an average. The threshold test method will not be
used if it results in an over income denial. The previous 12-month
income average will be used to determine eligibility in this situation.
3003-6 MILITARY PAY
Members of the military receive their wages through the Leave and
Earnings Statement (LES). This statement reflects a military person’s
monthly payments and allowances, tax deductions, and other allotments
that are deducted from their gross pay. Please see Addendum D for a
detailed list of LES Entitlement, Deduction and Allotment definitions and
instructions on how to count each in the military household’s benefit
determination.
How the resources, income, and deductions of military personnel affect the
household’s benefits depends on:
• The military person’s location,
• The military person’s deployment status, and
• Program policy.
Please see Section 3002 of this manual for more information about
household composition.
A. Resources
Types of resources typical to a military person’s household are as follows:
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