Code of Massachusetts Regulations
121 CMR - OFFICE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
Title 121 CMR 2.000 - Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program
Section 2.550 - Determination of Financial Eligibility and Calculation of the Grant Amount
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Financial eligibility and the grant amount are calculated as follows:
Step 1: Identify the earned income of each member of the filing unit, excluding non-countable income.
Step 2: Subtract sequentially from the remaining gross earnings of each member of the filing unit an amount of income equal to:
(a) the $90 work-related expense deduction;
(b) the $30 and one third disregard;
(c) any allowable dependent care deduction;
(d) any allowable transportation expense deduction.
Step 3: Total the countable earned income remaining from the filing unit.
Step 4: Total the countable unearned income from the filing unit.
Step 5: Add the totals from Steps 3 and 4.
Step 6: Subtract from the Step 5 total the Standard of Assistance for the members of the filing unit who are not in the assistance unit, if any.
Step 7: Subtract the Step 6 result from the Standard of Assistance appropriate to the assistance unit. If the result is less than or equal to zero, the assistance unit is ineligible. If the result is greater than zero, the assistance unit is eligible to receive the resulting amount.
