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INCOME SSI-RELATED BUDGETING METHODOLOGY

DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

combined with the unearned income of the SSI-related spouse and the non-SSI-related spouse's earned income is combined with any earned income of the SSI-related spouse. The deductions listed in steps B-3 – B-5 are then subtracted. The remaining parental income is used in the deeming process starting with the deduction of the parental allocation (See note under C-2 on this page).

C-2 To determine the amount of parental income to deem available to an SSI-related child, when a parent has income remaining after allocating to any non-SSI-related children:

Deduct the $20 income disregard from the remaining unearned income. (See INCOME SSI-RELATED DISREGARDS) When the unearned income is insufficient, or there is only earned income, the balance of the $20 income disregard is subtracted first from any earned income.

Deduct any health insurance premiums, if paid from unearned income. If the health insurance premium is greater than the amount of unearned income, the reminder is subtracted from earned income.

Deduct $65 from earned income, then subtract one-half of any remaining earned income. (The one-half deduction is rounded up to the nearest dollar.)

Deduct any health insurance premiums, if paid from earned income or any balance remaining from unearned income.

Add any remaining countable unearned income to any remaining countable earned income and deduct the appropriate parental allocation, the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR). (See REFERENCE SSI BENEFIT LEVELS)

• Single parent – FBR for an individual Two parent household – FBR for a couple

(MRG)