Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 676 - INCOME
Subchapter 5 - DETERMINING MONTHLY INCOME IN THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS
Section 17-676-54 - Determining monthly net income for the GA and AABD financial assistance programs
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-676-54
Current through August, 2024
(a) A household is eligible for benefits if:
(1) the household's
total monthly gross income does not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of
the household's standard of need; and
(2) the household's monthly net income does
not exceed the standard of assistance.
(b) A household's monthly net income shall be determined by adding the household's monthly net earned income and monthly unearned income.
(c) To determine monthly net earned income:
(1) Deduct a
standard deduction of twenty percent from the monthly gross earned income of
each applicant or recipient;
(2)
After the twenty percent standard deduction, deduct a flat rate of two hundred
dollars from the remainder;
(3)
After the two hundred dollar flat rate deduction, deduct a thirty-six percent
earned income disregard from the remainder; and
(4) After the thirty-six percent earned
income disregard deduction, deduct an amount equal to the actual cost for the
care of each incapacitated adult living in the same household and receiving
financial assistance, but not to exceed:
(A)
$175 a month if the applicant or recipient is employed full time; or
(B) $165 a month, if the applicant or
recipient is employed less than full time.
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