Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) In computing eligibility and benefits, if
any subtraction results in a negative amount, the result shall be considered to
be zero instead of the negative amount.
(b) Except where otherwise specified or
specifically prohibited, eligibility and the level of benefits for FANF
financial assistance shall be determined for the assistance group (AG), rather
than an individual basis, as follows:
(1) The
amount of each AG member's countable gross earned income shall be
determined;
(2) For each
individual, the earned income disregard (EID), as specified in
He-W
654.13, shall be computed and subtracted from gross
earned income;
(3) From the
remaining amount in (2) above, the child/dependent care disregard, as specified
in He-W
654.14, shall be subtracted, to obtain the
individual's net earned income;
(4)
Each individual's net earned income amount shall be added together to obtain
the AG's net earned income amount;
(5) The countable gross unearned income of
all AG members shall be added to the AG's net earned income described in (4)
above;
(6) From the total amount in
(5) above, allowable deductions as specified in
He-W
654.20 and
He-W
654.21 shall be subtracted;
(7) The result of the computation in (6)
above shall be the AG's net income;
(8) The AG's net income shall be compared to
the AG's payment standard in
He-W
658.02; and
(9) The difference between the AG's payment
standard and the AG's net income shall equal the AG's monthly benefit
amount.
(c) For an
individual not living in a nursing facility who is applying for or receiving
adult category financial assistance, and, if applicable, his or her applicant
spouse, as defined in
He-W
601.01(o) , net income, as defined in
He-W
601.05(v) , shall be computed as
follows:
(1) The amount of the individual's
and the individual's applicant spouse's countable gross earned income, as
defined in He-W 601.04(m) -(n)
, shall be determined;
(2) For each individual, the earned income
disregard (EID) for the adult category under which each individual is applying
or receiving assistance, as specified in
He-W
654.15, shall be computed and subtracted from each
individual's countable gross earned income to obtain each individual's net
earned income, as defined in
He-W
601.05(u) ;
(3) Each individual's net earned income
amount shall be added together to obtain the AG's net earned income
amount;
(4) The countable gross
unearned income, as defined in
He-W
601.08(k) , of each individual shall
be added to the AG's net earned income, described in (3) above;
(5) From the total in (4) above, the adult
standard disregard, as specified in
He-W
654.16, and allowable deductions, as specified in
He-W
654.20 and
He-W
654.21, shall be subtracted; and
(6) The result shall be the AG's net
income.
(d) For an
individual not living in a nursing facility who is applying for or receiving
APTD or OAA financial assistance, and who lives with his or her nonapplicant
spouse, as defined in
He-W
601.05(x) , net income, as defined in
He-W
601.05(v) shall be computed as
follows:
(1) The countable gross earned
incomes of the applicant and nonapplicant spouse shall be combined;
(2) The EID, as specified in
He-W
654.15(h) , shall be subtracted from
the combined gross earned income determined in (1) above to obtain the AG's net
earned income;
(3) The countable
gross unearned income, as defined in
He-W
601.08(k) , of all AG members shall
be added to the AG's net earned income amount determined in (2)
above;
(4) From the total in (3)
above, the adult standard disregard, as specified in
He-W
654.16, and allowable deductions, as specified in
He-W
654.20 and
He-W
654.21, shall be subtracted; and
(5) The result shall be the AG's net
income.
(e) For an
individual not living in a nursing facility who is applying for or receiving
ANB financial assistance who lives with his or her nonapplicant spouse as
defined in He-W 601.05(x)
, net income, as defined in
He-W
601.05(v) , shall be computed as
follows:
(1) The countable gross earned
incomes of the applicant and nonapplicant spouse shall be combined;
(2) The EID, as specified in
He-W
654.15(c) , including additional
employment-related amounts as described in
He-W
654.15(d) , if applicable, shall be
subtracted from the combined gross earned income determined in (1) above, to
obtain the AG's net earned income;
(3) The countable gross unearned income, as
defined in He-W 601.08(k)
, of all AG members shall be added to the
AG's net earned income amount determined in (2) above;
(4) From the total in (3) above, the adult
standard disregard, as specified in
He-W
654.16, and allowable deductions, as specified in
He-W
654.20 and
He-W
654.21, shall be subtracted; and
(5) The result shall be the AG's net
income.
(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171,
eff 6-26-91; ss by #5750, eff 12-1-93; amd by #6446, eff 2-1-97; ss by #7135,
eff 11-23-99; ss by #7342, eff 10-1-00; ss by #9276, eff
10-1-08
