Code of Massachusetts Regulations
106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Title 106 CMR 704.000 - Transitional Cash Assistance Program: Financial Eligibility
Section 704.335 - Circumstances Governed by Legal Support Obligations for EAEDC
Universal Citation: 106 MA Code of Regs 106.704
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) Spouses. Spouses have a legal obligation to support their spouses and at the same time have a right to receive support from them. If the applicant's or client's spouse is living in the same household, his or her income must be used to determine the applicant's or client's eligibility. The requirements for the treatment of the spouses's income are provided in 106 CMR 704.335(B) and (C).
(B) Income.
(1) Excluding the types of noncountable
income as provided in
106
CMR 704.250, the income of the applicant's or
client's spouse who lives in the same household but who is not an EAEDC or
TAFDC applicant or client, shall be deemed to the applicant or client as
follows:
(a) If there is only earned income,
the amount of income deemed to the assistance unit is:
1. the monthly gross earned income less the
work-related-expense deduction as provided in
106
CMR 704.270; and
2. less an amount equal to the appropriate
standard as provided in
106
CMR 704.440;
(b) If there is only unearned income, the
amount deemed to the assistance unit shall be the result of subtracting an
amount equal to the appropriate standard as provided in
106
CMR 704.440 from monthly gross unearned
income; or
(c) If there is both
earned and unearned income, the amount deemed to the assistance unit is:
1. the gross monthly earned income less the
work-related-expense deduction;
2.
plus the gross monthly unearned income; and
3. less the appropriate standard.
(2) The countable
income of the spouse shall not be deemed as specified in
106
CMR 704.335(B)(1)(c)1.
through 3. when the only income of the spouse is from a cash assistance program
administered by the Department.
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