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425 12.1 Income Deductions/General: This section has been updated to reflect changes in income deductions for maximum excessive shelter, MUA, BUA and telephone allowance, effective October 1, 2021. In addition, the maximum homeless shelter deduction increased to $159.73 effective October 1, 2021. 12.2 Standard Deduction: This section has been updated to reflect the increase in the standard deduction for all household sizes, effective October 1, 2021.

13.6 (1) Net Monthly Income: This section has been updated to reflect that the maximum homeless shelter deduction increased to $159.73 effective October 1, 2021. 13.6 (2) Eligibility: This section has been updated to reflect the changes in the gross and net income limits, effective October 1, 2021. 13.6 (4) Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) and Maximum SNAP Allotments: This section has been revised to reflect the updates to the gross and net income limits, as well as maximum allotments according to the household sizes, effective October 1, 2021.

14.4 Residents of a Group Living Arrangement (GLA): This section has been updated to add a note to clarify that the certification agency is SC Department of Disability and Special Needs (DDSN).

14.9 Participation of Deceased Participants: This section has been updated to include verbiage that the Agency will notify the household when Death Match information is received.

19.11 Eligibility for the Elderly Simplified Application Project: This section has been updated to add the verbiage “information obtained” and “such as medical expenses or child support expenses” for clarity.

Welfare to Work has been removed. Subsequent entries have been re-alphabetized in the income chart.

Volume 52 January 2022 7.5 (1) Fleeing Felon: This section has been updated to specify the requirements for verbal and written responses received from clients pertaining to fleeing felons. 7.5 (2) Probation/Parole Violators: This section has been updated to specify the requirements for verbal and written responses received from clients pertaining to probation/parole violators. 10.7 (A) Exclusions from Resources (Achieving a Better Life Experience): This section has been updated to include Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts to the exclusions from resources chart. Subsequent entries have been re-alphabetized in the resources chart. 11.3 (A) Earned Income (Advances): This section has been updated to provide a description for advances. 11.3 (E) Earned Income (Babysitting/Dependent care): This section has been updated to provide a description for babysitting and dependent care.