Code of Massachusetts Regulations
106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Title 106 CMR 704.000 - Transitional Cash Assistance Program: Financial Eligibility
Section 704.220 - Rules for Counting Income
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
Generally, all income of a member of the filing unit is considered in determining need and assistance payments for the entire assisstance unit. The exception to this rule is provided in 106 CMR 704.250.
(A) Income from an absent parent that is received directly by the applicant or client, or paid directly to the Department except for the first $50 received in any month, is countable for eligibility calculation but not for grant amount calculation as provided in 106 CMR 704.230. Income from a person who has a legal obligation to support an EAEDC applicant or client is counted in accordance with 106 CMR 704.335;
(B) A payment that represents accumulated recurring income, such as a retroactive Social Security check, is countable as monthly income in accordance with 106 CMR 704.240 for TAFDC and 106 CMR 704.245 for EAEDC;
(C) 106 CMR 704.280 describes the circumstances when certain portions of earned income are not countable either in eligibility calculation or in grant calculation; and
(D) The Department shall exclude from a family's countable resources any earned income of dependent children who are working while attending school full time.
