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child.
1. The SEIE will apply to earnings deemed from an ineligible spouse or parent(s) and it will apply to the joint earned income of eligible couples when both members are under age 22 and are working students.
B. The SEIE allows an individual under age 22 and regularly attending school to have earnings up to the monthly maximum, but not more than the annual maximum, both of which are adjusted annually based on increases in the cost of living index.
1. Under this calculation, these amounts will never be lower than the previous year’s amounts. However, there may be years when no increases result from the calculation.
Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).
Rule 5.4: $65 Plus One-Half of Remainder Earned Income Exclusion.
A. $65 per month of earned income plus one-half of the remaining earned income in the month is excluded in the order listed in Rule 5.1.
Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).
Rule 5.5: Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE) Exclusion.
A. IRWE expenses are for items or services which are directly related to enabling a person with a disability (other than blindness) to work and which are necessarily incurred by that individual because of a physical or mental impairment.
B. Any earned income of a person who is disabled (but not blind) that is used to meet any reasonable, non-reimbursable impairment-related work expenses is not counted.
C. The IRWE exclusion may be applied to the earnings of a disabled person who is under age 65, or is age 65 or older and received SSI and Medicaid or a disability payment for the month prior to attaining age 65.
D. The IRWE exclusion applies only to earned income and is applied in the order discussed in Rule 5.1.
Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).
Rule 5.6: Blind Work Expenses (BWE) Exclusion.
A. BWE represents any earned income of a blind person which is used to meet any expenses reasonably attributable to earning the income.
B. Exclude BWE from earned income if the blind person is under age 65, or is age 65 or older