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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-650-FITAP Deductions Effective Date August 1, 2021

2 of 3 ● a member of the income unit.

* Allow dependent care deduction for expenses incurred as a result of transporting the child or incapacitated adult to and from the care provider. Transportation expense may be allowed for actual transportation expense incurred or mileage costs. Mileage cost may be allowed if the vehicle used for transportation is leased or owned by a member of the FITAP household and only for additional mileage traveled to transport the child or incapacitated adult to and from care provider. Allowable mileage rate is the current state mileage rate.

Exception: The Dependent Care Deduction is not allowable for ineligible aliens. **

The dependent care expense will only be verified if the total *** * allowable expenses ** paid exceeds $500 per month or is questionable as defined in C-1122-5-FITAP:

● at initial certification, ● at redetermination, or ● if the household reports a change in the payment amount which would result in an increase in benefits.

B-651-3-FITAP - PO $900 Time-Limited Deduction

In addition to the $120 standard deduction and the dependent care deduction, the $900 time-limited deduction is applied for 6 months when a recipient's earnings exceed the standard deduction plus the amount of the dependent care deduction. The 6 months of the deduction need not be consecutive nor within the same certification period. After the $900 deduction has been applied for 6 months, the client may not receive this exemption again.

A month in which an ineligible payment is received is not counted as one of the 6 months of the deduction.

Allow the $900 deduction for each employed household member whose income is used to determine need.

* Exception: The $900 Time-Limited Deduction is not allowable for ineligible aliens. **

B-651-4-FITAP - PO Applications

In determining initial eligibility for a "new" application, apply the $120 standard deduction and the dependent care deduction of those eligible clients to the gross earned income of each employed person whose earned income is to be counted. If countable earned income plus unearned income is equal to or exceeds the flat grant, deny the application.