004.39 STANDARD OF NEED.

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The initial income test in Aid to Dependent Children “gap” budgeting against which net earned income is measured. The standard of need represents the regular recurring monthly amount necessary for basic subsistence and is used to calculate a unit’s Aid to Dependent Children benefit amount. The standard of need represents the monthly combined cost of food, clothing, sundries, home supplies, utilities, laundry, and shelter, including taxes and insurance. Beginning July 1, 1997, the standard of need used to calculate Aid to Dependent Children payments automatically increases in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-513. As of July 1, 2019, the standard of need for a single individual was $579.00 plus $135.00 for each additional eligible individual in the Aid to Dependent Children unit. The standard of need will continue to be adjusted automatically in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-513 and without the need to further amend this section.

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004.39 STANDARD OF NEED.

Official source

The initial income test in Aid to Dependent Children “gap” budgeting against which net earned income is measured. The standard of need represents the regular recurring monthly amount necessary for basic subsistence and is used to calculate a unit’s Aid to Dependent Children benefit amount. The standard of need represents the monthly combined cost of food, clothing, sundries, home supplies, utilities, laundry, and shelter, including taxes and insurance. Beginning July 1, 1997, the standard of need used to calculate Aid to Dependent Children payments automatically increases in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-513. As of July 1, 2019, the standard of need for a single individual was $579.00 plus $135.00 for each additional eligible individual in the Aid to Dependent Children unit. The standard of need will continue to be adjusted automatically in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-513 and without the need to further amend this section.