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Section 12.1 Income Deductions/General: This section has been updated to reflect changes in income deductions for maximum excessive shelter, MUA, BUA, and the telephone allowance, effective October 1, 2016.

Section 12.2 Standard Deduction: This section has been updated to reflect the increase in the standard deduction for a household size of 1-3, effective October 1, 2016.

Section 12.5 (2) (B) Utility Allowances: This section has been updated to clarify that a change in the household’s residence or address would not affect the household entitlement to the MUA if the household received a LIHEAP payment over $20 in the current or preceding 12 months.

Section 12.6 (C) Dependent Care Deduction: This section has been updated to reflect the name change of ABC Child Care Voucher System to SC Voucher.

Section 13.6 (2) Eligibility: This section has been updated to reflect the changes in the gross and net income limits, effective October 1, 2016.

The acronyms “BG” and “HH” have been replaced throughout the manual with the word “household.”

Volume 32 March 2017 6.1 Normal Processing Standards: This section has been updated to add a link and associate the link to the appropriate section in the manual. 6.6 Processing Standards for Expedited Service: This section has been updated to add a link and associate the link to the appropriate section in the manual. 8.2 (C) Exemption from Work Requirements: This section has been updated to clarify and define drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program. 8.2 (H) Exemption from Work Requirements: This section has been updated to remove the word “Recipients” from the heading to clarify that an individual does not have to be a recipient to qualify for this exemption. 8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement: This section has been updated to clarify the meaning of work and to define an established volunteer work site. 8.19 Regaining Eligibility: This section has been revised to clarify the meaning of 30 consecutive days. 11.4 (2) (A) (2) Determining Self-Employment Income: This section has been updated to reflect the new website address to contact if there is a question concerning whether a business is legally incorporated. 11.5 (AAA) Unearned Income: This section has been updated to replace Medicaid with TANF and to clarify that Veterans Educational Benefits used for the purpose other than tuition and mandatory fees are countable unearned income in accordance with SC TANF Policy.