Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Except as provided in
7 AAC 45.495 and
7 AAC 45.500, in calculating an assistance unit's
countable income under
7 AAC 45.470(b), the department will
(1) deduct $90 from the total gross monthly
earned income
(A) of a stepparent who is not a
member of the assistance unit, a disqualified alien parent, or a parent of a
minor parent whose income is considered to be available to the minor parent and
dependent child under
7 AAC 45.467;
(B) of an individual if that individual has
not received ATAP benefits in the state in any of the four months immediately
preceding that individual's current eligibility for assistance under this
chapter;
(2) deduct the
amount specified in (b) of this section from the total gross monthly earned
income of an individual if that individual has received ATAP benefits in the
state in any of the four months immediately preceding that individual's current
eligibility for assistance under this chapter; and
(3) deduct child support payments made by an
individual whose income is considered available to the assistance
unit.
(b) Except as
provided in
7 AAC 45.495 and
7 AAC 45.500, in calculating an assistance unit's
countable income for the purpose of determining eligibility under (a)(2) of
this section, or determining the payment amount under
7 AAC 45.525, the department will allow deductions from
the total gross monthly countable earned income of an individual as follows:
(1) $150 plus 33 percent of any remaining
earned income for the first 12 months of earnings;
(2) $150 plus 25 percent of any remaining
earned income for the second 12 months of earnings;
(3) $150 plus 20 percent of any remaining
earned income for the third 12 months of earnings;
(4) $150 plus 15 percent of any remaining
earned income for the fourth 12 months of earnings;
(5) $150 plus 10 percent of any remaining
earned income for the fifth 12 months of earnings;
(6) $150 for any month after the fifth 12
months of earnings.
(c)
For the purposes of this section, the following situations count as a month of
earnings of an individual:
(1) a month for
which an earned income deduction is denied under
7 AAC 45.495 or
7 AAC 45.500;
(2) a month for which the assistance unit is
not eligible for a payment because the benefit amount is less than $10 under
7 AAC 45.525;
(3) a month for which the assistance unit is
otherwise eligible, but refuses to accept the ATAP payment;
(4) a month for which a penalty described in
7 AAC 45.980 is imposed on an individual who receives
earned income.
(d) For
the purposes of this section, the following situations do not count as a month
of earnings of an individual:
(1) a month in
which no earnings are received by the individual;
(2) a month of suspension under
7 AAC 45.430;
(3) a month in which the assistance unit is
not eligible for assistance.
Authority:AS
47.05.010
AS
47.27.005
