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173 Income may include base pay which is representative, and bonus or vacation pay which is non- representative. In this situation, the Agency could separate the base pay from the bonus/vacation pay and consider the base pay as representative income. (C) Add the weeks of representative pay. (D) Divide the total income in Step (C) above by the number of representative pay dates to obtain the average income per pay dates. (E) Multiply the average income per pay date obtained in Step (D) according to the frequency of receipt: • Weekly average income x 4.33 • Bi-weekly average income x 2.16 • Semi-monthly average income x 2 • Monthly income (one-month average) x 1 • If income is received on a daily or sporadic basis, add all income received in the past 30 days (four (4) current consecutive weeks) prior to the file date and divide by 4. Convert average income to a monthly figure by multiplying by 4.33. Weeks in which no income is received may be representative. If necessary, the Agency may obtain eight weeks of income. This should be done in situations where the daily or sporadic income fluctuates significantly. An example of this would be sporadic child support. If necessary, the Agency may obtain two months or more of wages or other income to determine representative pay necessary to compute monthly income when a household’s income fluctuates. Households who receive income on a recurring monthly or semi-monthly basis will not have their monthly income varied merely because of changes in mailing cycles or pay dates, or because weekends or holidays cause additional payments to be received in a month. For example, many government employees receive income on this schedule. Income anticipated during the certification period will be counted as income only in the month it is expected to be received, unless the income is averaged. Non-interfaced child support payments must be counted for the month that the income is expected to be received. For example, a household usually receives one child support (non-interfaced child support) payment per month. However, in one month, the household receives two payments, one for the previous month and one for the current month. The payment must be counted for the month that it was expected to be received (month payment is intended for). Under simplified reporting policy, child support income that is interfaced through the SC Worker Input Network and Support (SCWINS) System must be acted upon only at recertifications or when a change in the household circumstances causes a mandatory rebudget of the case. The child support income paid through DSS and the Clerk of Court that is interfaced through SCWINS must be budgeted using the income from SCWINS within the budgeting parameters. A