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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Deductions from Income 415-25-05-05 (Revised 10/1/22 ML #3679) View Archives
Some expenses over which the household has little or no control reduce the amount of funds available to the household to spend on fuel.
The following expenses are deducted from the household's gross income: 1. Medical expenses as defined in 415-25-05-05-05. 2. Legally obligated child or spousal support payments paid by a household member to or for a non-household member, including payments made to a third party on behalf of the non-household member. If the household verifies that payments are being made on a regular monthly basis, the monthly amount may be annualized before deducting it from the income. However, if the payments have been irregular, only those payments actually made since June 1 may be deducted. The fully automated Child Support Enforcement System can be used to verify household legal obligation to pay child support. Other types of verification can be used also such as copies of court documents, child support stubs, wage stubs, etc. 3. Twenty-seven percent (27%) of earned income (to compensate for income producing employment expenses and income withheld or payments made for social security and Federal and State taxes). This does NOT apply to Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Training, Education, Employment, and Management/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), interest income, etc. See415-25-05-20-05 for a description of earned income. 4. The annualized amount of wages garnished by a court order, or other deductions/payments required by statutory law such as levies by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), etc. See 415-05-05 for a definition of garnishment. 5. Up to $500/month may be deducted from household income for a head of household or spouse who must reside away from home for all of the school week for higher education purposes. Prorate the deduction