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419 11.3 (N) Earned Income (Educational Assistance) : This section has been updated to add a description explaining the type of educational assistance that is considered earned income. In addition, verbiage has been added to the “Note” for clarity. 11.5 (L) Unearned Income (Educational Assistance): This section has been updated to add a description explaining the type of educational assistance that is considered unearned income. In addition, verbiage has been added to the “Note” for clarity.
11.5 (JJ) Unearned Income (Scholarships): This section has been updated to remove scholarships from the Unearned Income Chart since scholarships are listed under educational assistance. Subsequent entries in the chart have been re-alphabetized accordingly. 11.6 (A) & (B) Income Exclusions: This section has been updated to reword the “Notes” for clarity.
11.7 Educational Assistance: This section has been updated to clarify that educational assistance that would not already be excluded under SNAP may be excluded under South Carolina TANF rules. 11.8 Federal Law Income Exclusions: This section has been updated to add Robert T. Stafford to the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for clarity.
12.1 Income Deductions/General: This section has been updated to reflect changes in income deductions for maximum excessive shelter, MUA and BUA, effective October 1, 2020. In addition, the maximum homeless shelter deduction increased to $156.74 effective October 1, 2020. 12.2 Standard Deduction: This section has been updated to reflect the increase in the standard deduction for household sizes of four or more, effective October 1, 2020.
13.1 Prospective Eligibility: This section has been updated to clarify the budgeting procedures for child support income by means of an automated interface between Palmetto Automated Child Support System (PACSS) and CHIP systems. 13.6 Calculating Net Income and Benefit Levels: This section has been updated to reflect that the maximum homeless shelter deduction increased to $156.74 effective October 1, 2020. 13.6 (2) Eligibility: This section has been updated to reflect the changes in the gross and net income limits, effective October 1, 2020. 14.10 Definition of Elderly or Disabled: The section has been updated to add a note to explain the Special Category designation on CHIP SSDO screen. 19.1 Definition of South Carolina Application Project (SCCAP): This section has been updated to reflect changes in shelter thresholds for “shelter high” and “shelter low” SCCAP households, effective October 1, 2020.