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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Treatment of Income |
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21.11 |
INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME MUST BE CONSIDERED |
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All
Assistance Unit members: Consider the countable gross income, earned
and unearned, of all assistance unit members and their responsible relatives
in the home plus the deemed income of an in-home stepparent and parent of a
minor parent, as available. Test the
gross amount against the amount equal to 185% of the appropriate consolidated
need standard (i.e., gross income standard).
This procedure screens in families with amounts less than the standard
and screens out those with greater amounts.
If screened in, the countable net income for the assistance unit is
tested against the appropriate need standard to determine eligibility and
level of payment. No income of parents and spouses (i.e.,
responsible relatives) is diverted to their ineligible dependent(s) living in
the home except in the deeming budgets of stepparents and parents of a minor
parent. Spouses:
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Consider the
income belonging to one or both members of a married couple as available to
each other as long as they are living together. ·
Consider the
income of a minor’s spouse living in the home with the minor as available in
its entirety to the minor when the minor is included in an assistance unit. ·
The income
of a spouse who is an SSI recipient is disregarded in determining the other
spouse’s eligibility and the amount of assistance. ·
If the
couple presents themselves as married, they are to be considered
married. If they later claim to not be
married, the burden of proof of their unmarried status will be upon the
couple. Refer to the Marriage During the Receipt of Assistance chapter for counting spouse’s income when
the caretaker marries during the receipt of Families First. Note: If a
Families First applicant or recipient has a spouse in the military and is not
receiving sufficient or regular support, the client should write the
appropriate finance centers (listed below) and request an allotment be sent
directly to her/him or the IV-D agency.
A letter may also be sent to the military person’s commanding officer
regarding the matter. In both
instances, the letters must give the service person’s name, rank, social
security number, and complete military address. The local chapter of the American Red Cross
may be of assistance to the client in writing, submitting, and following up
on the request. Inquiries Division Centralized Pay Operations Allotment Division Navy Family Allowance Activity Anthony J. Clelbrezze Federal
Bldg. Air Force Accounting and Attention: MPAB Denver, Co. 80279 |
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