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c. Upon receipt of any of the changed income, use one of the steps below to determine the gross monthly amount.

d. Refer to MA-2340, Change in Situation, for procedures to use in computing deductible when income has changed.

2. Receipt of Less Than Full Amount of Pay/Benefit

When the applicant has received only one partial pay or benefit, follow procedures below for determining the full amount to be counted.

a. Earned Income

1) Use pay stub/wage statement or contact the employer to determine the daily wages.

2) Multiply the daily income amount by the number of days per pay period that the applicant is expected to work. If the hours or days are irregular, use the higher amount of hours/days given by the applicant or employer to determine the income.

3) Using the gross income from (2), convert this income to a gross monthly amount. Refer to IV for instructions. Use this amount to determine eligibility.

b. Unearned Income

If the changed income that has been received only once is a partial amount, determine the full amount of the changed income. Using the full amount, convert the income to a gross monthly amount. Use this amount to determine eligibility.

3. Receipt of Full Amount of Income

If the applicant/beneficiary has received one or more full paycheck/ benefit, disregard any partial pay/benefits. Use the full pay/benefit amounts to convert to monthly income.

a. Earned Income

1) Total the gross income from each full pay period received.

2) Divide by the number of pay periods used to determine the average income.