New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 654 - EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF INCOME
Section He-W 654.14 - Child/Dependent Care Disregard

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-W 654.14

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) For purposes of this rule, an individual shall be considered a part-time employee if the individual is earning less than $377.00 in gross income per month.

(b) The maximum disregard for child/dependent care costs for part-time employees shall be:

(1) For each child age 2 or older or for each incapacitated parent, $87.50 per month; and

(2) For each child under age 2, $100.00 per month.

(c) In order for the employed person to be eligible for the child/dependent care disregard, the child or incapacitated parent receiving the care shall:

(1) Live in the employed person's home; and

(2) Be receiving or applying for assistance in:
a. The same FANF financial or medical assistance case;

b. A related FANF financial or separate medical assistance case, unless the child or incapacitated parent is in a separate medical assistance case due to failure to meet a financial assistance eligibility requirement;

c. An APTD or ANB financial or medical assistance case; or

d. An OAA financial or medical assistance case, only if the OAA parent/spouse is determined by the Disability Determination Unit (DDU) to meet the APTD or ANB incapacity criteria specified in He-W 500.

(d) Because the cost for a child or incapacitated parent cannot be prorated when there is more than one employed person in an assistance group, all child/dependent care costs claimed by each employed person shall be for different individuals in the assistance group.

(e) Good cause for terminating employment, failure to accept a job, and reduced earnings, as it relates to suspension of the employment-related disregards, shall be determined to exist if non-compliance was precipitated by circumstances beyond the client's control, including but not limited to:

(1) Illness of the parent;

(2) Illness of another family member requiring the presence of the parent;

(3) Family emergency;

(4) Breakdown of transportation; or

(5) Unanticipated emergencies.

(See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; amd by #6446, eff 2-1-97; amd by #6531, INTERIM, eff 6-27-97, EXPIRED: 10-25-97; amd by #6614, eff 10-24-97; amd by #8271, eff 2-1-05; amd by #8452, eff 10-22-05; ss by #10275, eff 2-21-13

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 28, eff. 6/21/2023 is not yet available.

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