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INCOME EARNED

INCOME FROM ROOMERS (LODGERS) AND BOARDERS

Description: Income from roomers (lodgers) and boarders is payment received by the A/R for meals and/or lodging from other individuals residing in the home who are not members of the A/R’s Medicaid household.

Roomers (lodgers) rent a room or rooms and receive no meals as part of the rent. Boarders rent a room or rooms and receive meals as part of the rent.

Policy: The treatment of income from roomers and boarders varies depending on the category of the A/R. For all categories of assistance, if the A/R can document that actual expenses incurred in providing the room or board exceed the specified roomer/boarder deduction, the actual expenses are disregarded and any money received in excess of this documented amount is considered available income.

When an SSI-related A/R provides room and/or board as a business rather than as a convenience for relatives or friends, the income is considered to be earned income. Motels, hotels, rooming houses and boarding houses are considered businesses. If the SSI-related A/R does not provide room or board as a business, the income is treated as unearned income. For LIF, S/CC and ADC-related categories of assistance, roomer/boarder income is always treated as earned income.

References: SSL Sect.

366

Dept. Reg.

352.31(a)(3) 360-4.3 360-4.6(a)(1)(xviii)

Interpretation: To determine countable roomer/boarder income, the following roomer/boarder disregard is to be applied based on the category of the A/R.

$15 for S/CC and LIF - roomers (meals not included)

$60 for S/CC and LIF - boarders (meals included)

$90 for ADC-related and SSI-related roomers or boarders (meals may or may not be included)

(MRG)