Converting Income 400-28-70-05

(Revised 10/1/20 ML #3574)

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NDAC 75-02-01.3-07

Income for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) is converted to a monthly income .

Conversion applies to all cases when income (both earned and unearned) is received either weekly or biweekly. Conversion applies to the tips, commissions, bonuses or incentives that are listed on paystubs received weekly or bi-weekly.

Income conversion does not apply to the following:

Income for individuals who have a Waived Co-pay as income is not counted

Self-employment income

When eligibility is being determined for the month prior to the application month

Individuals paid monthly, semi-monthly, or irregularly

Tips, commissions, bonuses or incentive pay which is not listed as income on paystubs is counted separately as earned income

To convert weekly earnings, total the weekly checks and divide by the number of checks to arrive at the weekly average. The weekly average is then multiplied by 4.3.

To convert biweekly earnings, total the biweekly checks and divide by the number of checks to arrive at the biweekly average. The biweekly average is then multiplied by 2.15.

Regular income received by those individuals who normally are paid on a weekly or bi-weekly basis must be converted even when the individual did not receive a check for each pay period in the month. To arrive at the weekly or bi-weekly amount to be converted, the gross amount of each check is totaled, then divided by the number of checks actually received.

When an individual begins a new job, or has a change in the number of hours employed and the employer verifies a range of work hours, the greater number of work hours verified must be used to determine the income for the caretaker .