Income Requirements v3 - Sunset Park Redevelopment Committee, Inc. (SPRC)

Eligibility Requirements

A household is automatically-eligible for WAP assistance if they are receiving any one of the following:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI Living Alone)
Acceptable documentation: Current year award letter.
Public Assistance
Acceptable documentation: Current year award letter.
Food Stamps
Acceptable documentation: Current year award letter or copy of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card with a current debit purchase receipt.
HEAP - Regular Benefits
Acceptable documentation: Current year award letter.

Note: If you don’t receive any of the above, please continue reading below.

When an applicant is NOT categorically eligible, eligibility for WAP assistance must be determined on the basis of household income.

Household income is defined as total gross income from all working family members 18 and over such as the following:

Social Security, Social Security Disability, Veterans Survivors Benefit
Acceptable documentation: Current year award letter.
Current Employment*
Acceptable documentation: most recent four weeks of paystubs or letter from employer.

* Income exclusion: Any household member over the age of 18 and currently employed and enrolled in an institution of higher education (at least 12 credits) will be excluded in determining the household eligibility, but included in household count.
Self-Employment
Acceptable documentation: Notarized statement of gross income, business records for 3 months prior to date of application or IRS form or income from previous year.
Unemployment
Acceptable documentation: Current year award letter.

Below are the current WAP income eligibility limits. Changed annually.

*200% of Federal Poverty Level for each additional person per household above 10, add $10,280