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CHIP, and is granted for the first four months that earned income is budgeted, regardless of the month of earnings. NOTE: Overpayments or underpayments due to incorrect months being given the 50% disregard will not be recalculated.

2. Benefits Less than $10 The disregard is considered received even when a benefit of less than $10 results in no benefit.

3. Disqualified or Sanctioned Individuals Disqualified or sanctioned individuals will have the disregard applied to any earned income budgeted.

4. $100 Disregard Recipients are eligible for a $100 earned income disregard following the fourth month of the 50% disregard. This is a continuing disregard for all future months of eligibility in which earned income is budgeted.

5. Option to Refuse Disregard Recipients will have the option to refuse the application of an earned income disregard in the budgeting procedure if the absence of disregards would result in termination of cash benefits. Termination of cash benefits for this reason would allow for eligibility of the same transitional services as if the cash benefits were terminated due to increased earned income.

NOTE: This is not an option for the initial month of benefits.

6. Receipt In Another State Receipt of any disregards in another state does not affect the eligibility for the disregards in this State. Therefore, TANF recipients, who move to South Carolina from another state, may be eligible to receive the fifty percent and/or $100 disregard in SC, even if they have received earned income disregards in another state.

8.13 Income Treatment for Disqualified /Sanctioned Individuals The countable income of any disqualified/sanctioned individual is budgeted, with allowable disregards, when determining TANF cash benefits for the remaining BG member(s). Income, which is exempt from the budgeting process, continues to be exempted for a disqualified/sanctioned individual.

EXAMPLE: A 17-year-old dependent child is employed, but has been sanctioned for not attending school. The earned income of the dependent child is excluded.

8.14 CHIP Calculation CHIP will calculate the amount of prorated benefits for the initial month.