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Title 5: Centrally Administered Programs Page 62 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) Types of Income Revised July 3, 2009 Representative Payee Income

When such income is paid to a representative payee who lives outside the home, only the amount actually made available to the applicant or enrollee is counted. A signed statement from both parties is obtained to verify the amount of income the payee makes available.

When the representative payee is a parent, count the total income, even if the parent is temporarily absent from the home. If the representative payee is living with the hawk-i family, count the total income when determining eligibility.

1. Ms. A is 15 and lives with her aunt. The aunt applies for hawk-i for Ms. A. The aunt receives a $250 monthly Social Security payment for Ms. A. The aunt keeps $150 each month in an emergency account in the aunt’s name and gives Ms. A $100. Because Ms. A is living with her representative payee, consider the total $250 Social Security per month as available to Ms. A. 2. Ms. B, who is 17 and lives alone, applies for hawk-i for herself. Ms. B’s grandmother receives $210 a month Social Security for Ms. B. The grandmother keeps $100 each month in an account for Ms. B’s college education and gives Ms. B $110. The $110 is countable income to Ms. B.

Retirement Benefits 441 IAC 86.2(2)“a”(2) Count retirement payments received on a monthly or more frequent basis as unearned income to determine eligibility.

Medicare premiums are withheld from Black Lung and Railroad Retirement benefits. However, Medicare premiums are not taken out of civil service pensions.

Retirement payments may be further reduced due to recovery of an overpayment. Only the actual income received (plus the Medicare premium, if applicable) is counted.