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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME EXCLUSIONS 2/17 CHAPTER H, PAGE 19  the severity of the impairment requires the individual to purchase or rent items and services in order to work; and  The expense is reasonable; and  The cost is paid in cash (including checks or other forms of money such as money orders, credit and/or charge cards) by the individual and is not reimbursable from another source (e.g., Medicare, private insurance); and  The payment is made in a month the individual receives earned income for a month in which he/she both worked and received the services or used the item; or  The individual is working but makes a payment before the earned income is received. 12.2. Exclusion The IRWE exclusion only applies to earned income. IRWE in excess of the earned income an individual receives during the month are never deducted from unearned income. The IRWE exclusion is applied to earned income in the sequence below:  Immediately after deducting any portion of the general income exclusion which has not been deducted from unearned income; and  After the $65 earned income exclusion; and  Immediately before deducting one-half of the remaining earned income. 12.2.1. Exclusion Amount Deduct the actual amount paid for IRWE unless the amount is unreasonable. The amount is within reasonable limits if it is no more than the prevailing charge for the same item or service. Prevailing charges are those which fall within the range of charges that are most frequently and widely used in a community for a particular item or service. The top of this range establishes the standard or normal cost that can be accepted as within reasonable limits for a given item or service. 12.2.2. More Than One Employer Involved Add total earnings from all employers. Deduct combined work expenses from this total.