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In addition to the work expense disregard, a work incentive disregard of $30 and 1/3rd is applied to the remaining earned income of participating AG members. This disregard is applied for four consecutive months.
The following sections discuss when this incentive deduction may be applied. 3450.25.05 $30 AND 1/3RD DISREGARD AT INITIAL ELIGIBILITY (C)
The policy stated in this section applies to all categories of cash assistance.
When determining initial eligibility, the $30 and 1/3rd disregard is applied if the AG's gross income minus deductions for the $90 work expense disregards results in a net income figure which is less than the AG's total adjusted needs.
For TANF or Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), the earliest the disregard can be applied is for the first payment month.
Once the $30 and 1/3rd disregard has been applied to an individual's income, subsequent entitlement to the disregard is determined as explained in Section 3450.25.15. 3450.25.10 $30 AND 1/3RD DISREGARD AT REAPPLICATION (C)
The policy stated in this section applies to all categories of cash assistance.
When determining eligibility at reapplication for TANF (or Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), the $30 and 1/3 disregard is deducted from the income of any individual who is a member of a TANF (or RCA) unit: • which received assistance in one of the preceding four months (must have previous TANF for TANF disregard, RCA for the RCA); or • whose AG's gross income minus deductions for the $90 work expense disregard results in a net income figure which is less than the TANF (or RCA) AG's total adjusted needs; and • had not previously had the $30 and 1/3 deduction applied against his earnings for four consecutive months or has had the four consecutive months of $30 and 1/3 deduction but has been off assistance for a period of 12 consecutive months after receiving the disregard. 3450.25.15 $30 AND 1/3RD DISREGARD FOR ONGOING CASES (C)
The policy stated in this section applies to all categories of cash assistance.
When determining ongoing eligibility, the $30 and 1/3 disregard is deducted if: • The AG received assistance in one of the preceding four months (must have previous TANF for TANF disregard, previous RCA for the RCA disregard); and • The AG member with earnings had not previously received four consecutive months of the disregard, or had received four consecutive months of the disregard, but has been off