Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) An employment
expense disregard (EED) which is reasonably attributable to the earning of
income shall be subtracted from the earned income of an applicant or recipient
of OAA or APTD financial assistance when determining eligibility and benefit
amount.
(b) The amount of the
employment expense disregard shall be a minimum flat rate of $18 per month, or
actual verified expenses if higher than $18 per month.
(c) The following expenses, if actually
incurred and verified, shall be considered reasonably attributable to the
earning of income:
(1) Social security taxes,
at the rate set by SSA;
(2)
Railroad retirement taxes;
(3)
Federal withholding taxes, corresponding to the number of exemptions which the
individual is legally entitled to claim;
(4) Mandatory retirement payments;
(5) Mandatory union dues;
(6) Other mandatory deductions from wages
provided that the individual can document that the payroll deduction is not
elective;
(7) Costs for
transportation to and from work or to and from child care when child care is
necessary for employment, subject to the following conditions:
a. To qualify as an allowable employment
expense, transportation shall be the least expensive reasonable means available
to the individual;
b. The amount of
allowable transportation costs shall be computed by multiplying the average
number of days per month an individual is employed, without deducting temporary
absences of short duration, by the transportation cost for one day;
c. If the individual has been or will be
reimbursed for transportation costs in any manner, the amount of the
reimbursement shall be subtracted from the amount that would otherwise be
allowed;
d. For travel incurred by
an individual using his or her own vehicle, the allowable transportation cost
shall be $0.21 per mile multiplied by the number of miles anticipated to be
traveled in a month;
e. For travel
provided in another person's privately owned vehicle, the allowable
transportation cost shall be as charged up to the amount that would be allowed
if the individual used his or her own vehicle; and
f. For travel provided by public
transportation, such as by taxi or bus, the allowable transportation cost shall
be the amount charged the public for such travel;
(8) Costs for uniforms and other unique
clothing which are required for employment and are not worn outside the work
environment, subject to the following conditions:
a. Cleaning of uniforms shall not be an
allowable employment expense unless the individual can document that a standard
of cleanliness requires professional cleaning as a condition of
employment;
b. The allowable
expense shall be the amount actually paid by the individual for the special
clothing;
c. If the amount varies
monthly, an average shall be computed and applied until the next regularly
scheduled redetermination; and
d.
If the individual has been or will be reimbursed in any manner for a claimed
special clothing expense, the reimbursed amount shall be subtracted from the
amount which would otherwise be allowed; and
(9) Other mandatory employment related
expenses claimed and verified by the individual.
(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171,
eff 6-26-91; ss by #5750, eff 12-1-93; ss by #7135, eff 11-23-99; ss by #7342,
eff 10-1-00; ss by #9276, eff 10-1-08
