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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 09/2021

GLOSSARY: EARLY...

0002.19

EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT) See CHILD & TEEN CHECKUPS in 0002.09 (Glossary: Calendar Month...).

EARLY WITHDRAWAL PENALTY A monetary penalty deducted from funds withdrawn before a specified date from a KEOGH PLAN, an IRA, a certificate of deposit, etc.

EARNED INCOME Income earned in the form of salaries, wages, commissions, profit from employment activities, net profit from self-employment, payments made by an employer for regularly accrued vacation or sick leave, and any other profit earned through effort or labor. The income must be in return for, or as a result of, legal activity. See 0017.12 (Determining if Income Is Earned or Unearned), 0017.12.06 (Earned Income).

SNAP: Earned income also includes in-kind income. See 0017.15.24 (In-Kind Income).

EARNED INCOME CREDIT (EIC) A federal refundable tax credit for low or moderate income working individuals and families. People may receive an EIC once a year as a refund.

EARNED INCOME DISREGARD An employment incentive. See 0018.18 (Earned Income Disregards).

MFIP, DWP : The exclusion of a portion of earned income in determining eligibility and BENEFITs.

EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) See EARNED INCOME CREDIT (EIC) above.

EBT CARDHOLDER A person in whose name an EBT transaction card was issued.

EDUCATIONAL INCOME See STUDENT FINANCIAL AID in 0002.63 (Glossary: Special Diet...).

EFFECTIVE DATE The date you can implement a DENIAL, TERMINATION, or other change in eligibility or benefit amount after giving proper notice.

EIC See EARNED INCOME CREDIT (EIC) above.

EITC See EARNED INCOME CREDIT (EIC) above.

ELDERLY SNAP: Age 60 or older.

ELIGIBILITY FACTORS Conditions and standards an APPLICANT or PARTICIPANT must satisfy to be eligible for BENEFITs.

ELIGIBILITY REVIEW See RECERTIFICATION in 0002.53 (Glossary: Qualified...).

EMANCIPATED MINOR A person under the age of 18 who is or was married, is on active duty in the uniformed services, or has been declared emancipated by a court.

EMERGENCY