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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIAL INCOME DETERMINATIONS

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exclusions. Divide the income evenly among all household members, including the disqualified individual. Count all but the disqualified individual’s portion.

c. Deductions – Assess who is responsible for an expense or who pays an expense. Divide the expenses of the disqualified individual evenly among all household members, including the disqualified individual. Count all but the disqualified individual’s portion except allow the utility standard in full for households entitled to the utility standard regardless of who pays heating or cooling expenses.

Provisions allowed here for the disqualified individual do not alter or cancel provisions of Part X.A when an eligible household member is responsible for or pays an expense. If an eligible household member is responsible for an expense or pays the expense, allow the household the entire expense even if the disqualified individual is also responsible for the expense.

d. Eligibility and Benefit Level – Do not include the disqualified individual to: • Assess the resource eligibility limit: • Assess the income eligibility limit; • Allow the unlimited shelter deduction if there are no other elderly or disabled household members; • Assign the benefit level; or • Assign the standard deduction.

2. Disqualified Individuals – Fully Countable Income/Deductions This section applies to disqualified individuals because of: • An intentional program violation (Part XVII); • Voluntarily quit a job or reduced work without cause (Part VIII.B) • Fleeing prosecution/imprisonment or in violation of parole or probation (Part.VI.C.2.e) or • A felony conviction for sexual abuse, sexual assault, or murder (Part VI.C.2.h).

a. Resources – Resources of disqualified individuals count in full to the remaining household members.

b. Income – Income of disqualified individuals count in full to the remaining household members.

c. Deductions– Count allowable deductions in their entirety to the remaining household members.

d. Eligibility and Benefit Level – Do not include the disqualified individual to: • Assess the resource eligibility limit: • Assess the income eligibility limit; • Assign the benefit level; or • Assign the standard deduction.

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