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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME EXCLUSIONS 2/17 CHAPTER H, PAGE 17 11.1.2. Nondeductible Items The following items cannot be deducted from earned income as BWE:  In-kind payments  Expenses deducted under other provisions  Expenses which will be reimbursed  Life maintenance expenses. Although not all inclusive, life maintenance items include the following: o Meals consumed outside of work hours; o Self-care items (including items of cosmetic rather than work- related nature); o General educational development; o Savings plans (e.g., individual retirement accounts (IRA's) or voluntary pensions); o Life and health insurance premiums.  Items furnished by others that are needed in order to work (the value of such items is not income) Example: Mrs. Terry Peters, a blind individual, works as a typist. A community organization bought her a special typewriter that she needed to perform satisfactorily on the job. The value of the typewriter is not income to Mrs. Peters, nor is it deducted as a BWE since she did not pay for it. 11.2. Verification 11.2.1. Allegation of BWE Assume that any working blind individual earning more than $65 a month has BWE. For example, most earnings are subject to income taxes which qualify as BWE.

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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME EXCLUSIONS 2/17 CHAPTER H, PAGE 17 11.1.2. Nondeductible Items The following items cannot be deducted from earned income as BWE:  In-kind payments  Expenses deducted under other provisions  Expenses which will be reimbursed  Life maintenance expenses. Although not all inclusive, life maintenance items include the following: o Meals consumed outside of work hours; o Self-care items (including items of cosmetic rather than work- related nature); o General educational development; o Savings plans (e.g., individual retirement accounts (IRA's) or voluntary pensions); o Life and health insurance premiums.  Items furnished by others that are needed in order to work (the value of such items is not income) Example: Mrs. Terry Peters, a blind individual, works as a typist. A community organization bought her a special typewriter that she needed to perform satisfactorily on the job. The value of the typewriter is not income to Mrs. Peters, nor is it deducted as a BWE since she did not pay for it. 11.2. Verification 11.2.1. Allegation of BWE Assume that any working blind individual earning more than $65 a month has BWE. For example, most earnings are subject to income taxes which qualify as BWE.