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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND BENEFIT LEVELS

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Step 8 Subtract the standard deduction appropriate for the number of eligible members in the household. (Part X.A.1)

Step 9 Subtract dependent care costs. (Part X.A.3)

Step 10 Subtract the shelter allowance for homeless households that incur or expect to incur shelter expenses during the month. No other shelter costs may be allowed (Step 12) if the shelter allowance is used.

Step 11 List medical expenses of members eligible for this deduction. Compute the medical deduction by totaling the expenses and subtracting $35. (Part X.A.5)

Step 12 The remaining figure is the adjusted net income. To compute the shelter deduction, compare shelter expenses to half the adjusted net income. If shelter expenses exceed half the adjusted net income, the excess shelter expenses can be allowed as a deduction under these guidelines:

a) If the household does not contain an elderly or disabled member, the excess shelter expense cannot exceed the maximum deduction for shelter (Part X.A.4);

b) If the household contains an elderly or disabled member, any amount of excess shelter expense can be allowed as a deduction.

Step 13 Subtract the shelter deduction from the remaining income to determine the net income.

Step 14 Round down to the nearest whole dollar amount if the net income amount ends in 1- 49 cents. If the net income amount ends in 50-99 cents, round up to the nearest whole dollar amount.

Eligibility and benefit amounts are based on the net income. See Part XI.A for allowable net income standards and Part XXIII for the benefit amounts for each household size.

D. PRORATION OF BENEFITS (7 CFR 273.10(a))

The benefit level for the household for all applications, except timely filed recertification applications, will be based on the day of the month the household applies for benefits or, in some instances, the day the household supplies needed verifications or takes required actions. The date of application for persons in public institutions jointly applying for SSI and SNAP benefits prior to release from the institution will be the day the person is released from the institution. Using a 30-day calendar, households will receive benefits prorated from the date of application, as defined in Part II.B, the date of eligibility, or the date actions/verifications are provided to the end of the month. (A household applying on the 31st day of a month will be treated as if it applied on the 30th day of the month.)

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