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Example The Avers live with their 12-year-old son Sam, their 16-year-old daughter Sue, and Sue's baby Todd. Both Mr. and Mrs. Avery work. Mr. Avery earns $1,200 per month, and Ms. Avery earns $1,300 per month. They have no other income. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Avery pay alimony or child support to individuals outside the home. Sue applies for MA for herself and her baby. A portion of the Avery's income must be deemed to the MA group consisting of Sue and her baby. • Determine net monthly income o Gross earned income = $2,500 per month o Work Expense Deduction ($90 for each employed adult) = $180 o Net earned income = $2,500 - $180 = $2,320 • Determine allowable expenses o Alimony and Child Support = $0 o 100 percent of Standard of Assistance for a family of 3 (Mr. and Mrs. Avery and Sam) = $712 o Total = $712 • Calculate deemed income o Deemed Income = Net Monthly Income – Total Allowable Expenses $2,320 – AX: See AR. MA SR: Deeming applies only when the child lives with one or both parents and the parents are not receiving TANF or SSI. If a child is separated from his/her parents due to hospitalization or institutionalization, parental income is considered available for the first 30 days of the separation. After this 30-day period, consider only the income of the parent(s) that is actually contributed or provided to the child. Both earned and unearned income of the parent(s) is deemed to the assistance unit as unearned income. When determining the amount of income to deem to the assistance unit, consider the earned and unearned income of both parents together. That is, both parents do not receive their own earned income disregard. When determining how much earnings to disregard, apply the disregards to the sum of the parents earned income. The amount of income to be deemed is determined as follows: • Determine total gross earned and unearned income. Include all earned and unearned income that would be countable if the income were received by an SR group member except income that is: o received from a public assistance program such as TANF; o used by any cash assistance program to determine the amount of that program's benefits to the spouse or someone else; o received as a tax refund on income; o used to fulfill an approved PASS; o used to comply with terms of court-ordered support; o received as income in-kind in the form of support and maintenance; or o received through a federal, state, or local government program for purchasing chore, attendant, or homemaker services for the SR individual.