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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |37 Effective Month: July 2025 200A.06.07 DEEMED INCOME Deemed income is unearned income attributed to an applicant or recipient for Medicaid eligibility from an ineligible spouse or parent. Deeming only applies in household situations. There is no deeming of income in any month of institutionalization and deemed income is not used in determining Medicaid Income. A discussion of the deeming process is found later in this chapter. 200A.06.08 INCOME BASED ON NEED (IBON) Income based on need is assistance which is: • Provided under a program which uses income as a factor eligibility; and • Funded wholly or partially by the federal government or a nongovernmental agency (e.g., Catholic Charities or Salvation Army) for the purpose of meeting basic needs. IBON is unearned income that is not subject to the $50/$20 general exclusion. If received by a client, IBON is counted in its entirety. However, if IBON is received by an ineligible spouse, parent or child, it is not deemed to a client. Refer to the discussion of deemed income later in this chapter. 200A.06.09 ASSISTANCE BASED ON NEED (ABON) Assistance based on need is assistance which is: • Provided under a program which uses income as a factor of eligibility; and • Funded wholly by a state, a political subdivision of a state or a combination of such jurisdictions. Assistance based on need is excluded from income. If a program uses income to determine payment amount, but not eligibility, it is not ABON, e.g., some crime victim compensation programs.