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4. To determine the initial month of benefit, do not drop the cents, instead use the proration table below and multiple the benefit by the percentage based on the date of approval (no matter how many days in the month). Then drop the cents. The household is eligible for this initial benefit.

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Use page 2 of the Reach Up Eligibility Intake Worksheet (203RU) to calculate the household’s benefit amount.

Calculating Earned Income Disregard for the Net Earned Income

Example: Donald earns $1033.09 a month

-350.00 is subtracted from that amount

= $683.09

Calculate 25% of that amount: $683.09 X .25 = $170.77 (round to nearest cents)

$683.09 - 170.77 subtracted from the previous balance

= $512.32 (this time do not round)

In this example, the total amount of the Earned Income Disregard is: $350 + $170.77 (25%) = $520.77 taken off their earned income.

Calculating total Net Income

Donald lives in subsidized housing and must pay for his own electric. His subsidized rent is reduced and instead he receives a Utility Subsidy of $30 to

help offset the electric bill. This subsidy counts as unearned income in the Reach Up budget.

Proration Table

Date % Date % Date % Date % Date % 1 100 7 80 13 60 19 40 25 20 2 97 8 77 14 57 20 37 26 17 3 93 9 73 15 53 21 35 27 13 4 90 10 70 16 50 22 30 28 10 5 87 11 67 17 47 23 27 29 7 6 83 12 63 18 43 24 23 30/31 3