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2.5	ABSENT WAGE EARNER	Food Stamp Table of Contents

1240-1-2-.02(2)(d)	Absent wage earners are included as household members unless the absent wage earner and the household can establish sufficiently that the absent wage earner is, in fact, a separate household. Evaluate each case on its own merit, using focused interviewing techniques. · Does the absent wage earner have a separate address? · Does he/she pay rent and/or utilities at the address? · Where does he/she receive mail? · How often does he/she receive mail? · How often does the absent wage earner come home? Do not count the absent wage earner as a household member when it is established that he/she is a separate household.	Absent Wage Earner Example Glossary of Terms
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