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spouse’s income, document the circumstances and accept the customer’s statement. E-235.2 Budgeting – Specific Instructions a. Deeming Computation 1. Determine the ineligible spouse’s total unearned income. 2. Determine if an ineligible child allocation is applicable. To apply this, the child must: a) be under age 18 or age 22, and a student regularly attending a school, college, university or vocational/technical training to prepare for gainful employment; and b) not be receiving TANF, VA pension or other federal or state assistance based on need (SNAP is not considered assistance based on need for SSI budgeting purposes). 3. If the allocation deduction is applicable, subtract any unearned income of the child from the child allocation amount. Add the remaining amounts and subtract the total from the ineligible spouse’s unearned income. 4. Determine the ineligible spouse’s gross earned income. 5. Subtract the balance of any allocation for ineligible children not offset by unearned income. 6. Add the remaining unearned income to the earned income after the allocation deduction. 7. Compare the total income after allocations to the deeming indicator amount. 8. If less than the deeming indicator amount, deeming does not apply. Proceed to the individual column of the budget using only the customer’s income. If equal to or greater than the deeming indicator amount, deeming does apply. Continue through the second section in this column adding the deemed unearned income to the customer’s unearned and the deemed earned income to the customer’s earned income. b. QMB/SLMB/QI/QDWI Eligibility Determination In this section of the budget, use only the customer’s income when using the individual column. Use combined income of the customer and the eligible or ineligible spouse when using either of the columns for a couple. 1. Determine unearned income. This may be the individual’s own income or include income of a spouse. 2. Subtract the general income exclusion of $20 to arrive at the remaining unearned income. E-235.2 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services MAABD INCOME AND BUDGETING Medical Assistance Manual Budgeting – Specific Instructions MTL 09/24 NOV 24