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INCOME

SSI-RELATED DISREGARDS

BONA FIDE LOAN - A bona fide loan received by the A/R from an institution or person not legally liable for the support of the A/R. The loan may be an oral or written agreement, signed by the A/R and the lender. The written agreement must indicate: the A/R's intent to repay the loan within a specific time; and how the loan is to be repaid, by specific real or personal property, held as collateral, or from future income.

BURIAL FUNDS/BURIAL ARRANGEMENT (EXCLUDED) - Interest earned on excluded burial funds and appreciation in the value of an excluded burial arrangement.

CASH ASSISTANCE INCOME - Any income of a cash assistance recipient in the A/R’s Medicaid household. However, any room/board received by an SSI-related A/R from a cash assistance recipient, who is living in the A/R’s home but is not in the A/R’s Medicaid household, is countable room/board income to the SSI-related A/R. Appropriate room/board deductions are allowed to determine countable roomer/boarder income.

CERTIFIED BLIND OR CERTIFIED DISABLED CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS - One third of any support payments received by a certified blind or certified disabled child from an absent parent.

CERTIFIED BLIND REASONABLE WORK-RELATED EXPENSES - For persons who are certified blind all remaining reasonable work-related expenses including mandatory retirement deductions after the other disregards. (See INCOME SSI- RELATED BUDGETING METHODOLGY BLIND WORK EXPENSES)

CHILD CARE SERVICES PAYMENTS- Payments made by the A/R for child care services or the value of any child care services provided by the A/R to a recipient of employment-related and JOBS-related child care services. Transitional child care services, at-risk low income child care services or child care and development block grant services.

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