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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM GRANT COMPUTATION AND ISSUANCE 07/17 CHAPTER J, PAGE 1

Grant Computation and Issuance - Introduction Once non-financial requirements are met and the individual’s net countable income is determined, financial eligibility must be determined for non-SSI individuals and the grant amount must be computed for all. This chapter addresses the non-SSI individual’s financial eligibility, the computation of the payment and information about issuing AG payments. The AG payment is computed by deducting the individual’s net countable income from the AG Limit for the locality in which the ALF or AFCH is located. The result is the amount of the AG payment. The limit is computed by adding the Personal Needs Allowance to the rate the ALFs and AFCHs are permitted to charge AG recipients. AG payments are issued in the name of the individual recipient and are mailed to the recipients address.

STEPS GRANT DETERMINATION PROCEDURE ACTIONS Step 1 Determine the individual’s net countable income. For SSI recipients, see Chapter D For non-SSI individuals, see Chapters H and I Step 2 Determine the individual’s AG Limit by adding the appropriate rate for his/her locality to the Personal Needs Allowance. The result is the AG Limit. Step 3 Subtract the individual’s net countable income from the AG Limit. Step 4 Round the remainder to the nearest dollar. The result is the AG payment amount.

1. Non-SSI Individual’s Income Eligibility The process to determine a non-SSI individual’s income eligibility is the same as the grant calculation procedure, subtracting the net countable income from the AG Limit. If the result is $.01 or higher, the individual is income eligible. If the result is zero the individual is ineligible for AG due to excess income.