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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME EXCLUSIONS 2/17 CHAPTER H, PAGE 22 12.4.1.7. Documenting Allocation Decision Obtain a signed statement to document the individual's decision regarding the allocation of expenses to one month or a 12-month period only if it would not be discernable from the file that the method of allocation is advantageous to the individual. 12.4.2. Expense Paid After Work Stops 12.4.2.1. Before Earned Income Stops Deduct a work expense that is paid in a month after work has stopped from earned income received in a month after work has stopped only when:  The income is based on work activity (e.g., not income received as a silent partner in a business); and  The work activity was performed in a period when the individual required the item or service. 12.4.2.2. After Earned Income Stops Deduct the work expense from the earned income received in the last month of work when:  The work expense is paid in a month after the individual last worked and received earned income; and  The payment was for an item or service used while working. 12.5. Verification 12.5.1. Allegation of IRWE When a disabled individual's earned income exceeds $65 in any month, ask if he/she has IRWE. Record the individual's response by a statement describing the IRWE claimed or that no IRWE is alleged.

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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME EXCLUSIONS 2/17 CHAPTER H, PAGE 22 12.4.1.7. Documenting Allocation Decision Obtain a signed statement to document the individual's decision regarding the allocation of expenses to one month or a 12-month period only if it would not be discernable from the file that the method of allocation is advantageous to the individual. 12.4.2. Expense Paid After Work Stops 12.4.2.1. Before Earned Income Stops Deduct a work expense that is paid in a month after work has stopped from earned income received in a month after work has stopped only when:  The income is based on work activity (e.g., not income received as a silent partner in a business); and  The work activity was performed in a period when the individual required the item or service. 12.4.2.2. After Earned Income Stops Deduct the work expense from the earned income received in the last month of work when:  The work expense is paid in a month after the individual last worked and received earned income; and  The payment was for an item or service used while working. 12.5. Verification 12.5.1. Allegation of IRWE When a disabled individual's earned income exceeds $65 in any month, ask if he/she has IRWE. Record the individual's response by a statement describing the IRWE claimed or that no IRWE is alleged.