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STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE 44-111 (Cont.) INCOME Regulations
44-111 PAYMENTS EXCLUDED OR EXEMPT FROM CONSIDERATION
AS INCOME (Continued)
.223 The student exemption applies to full- or part-time earnings between school terms or during vacation periods, if the child plans to continue to be a student next term or when the vacation period ends.
.224 This exemption is applied:
a. For financial eligibility purposes, to the earnings of full-time student applicants and recipients and part-time student recipients. This exemption does not apply to earnings of a part-time student applicant. See Section 44- 207.321.
b. For purposes of grant determination whether or not the student has received aid previously.
.23 $225/225 and 50% Disregards
.231 A family shall have $225 of disability-based unearned income (DBI) and up to $225 of any unused amount of the DBI disregard plus 50% of any remaining earned income disregarded as income. These disregards are applied as follows and subject to the method outlined in Section 44-113.2. If the disability-based unearned income is:
(a)Greater than $225, the difference is added to any other…#
(a) Greater than $225, the difference is added to any other nonexempt income.
(b)Less than $225, up to $225 of the remaining disregard…#
(b) Less than $225, up to $225 of the remaining disregard is subtracted from any earned income.