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VT LEG #363612 v.1 (1) No Not less than the first $250.00 $350.00 per month of earnings from an unsubsidized or subsidized job and 25 percent of the remaining unsubsidized earnings shall be disregarded in determining the amount of the family’s financial assistance grant. The family shall receive the difference between countable income and the Reach Up payment standard in a partial financial assistance grant. (2) No less than the first $90.00 per month of earnings from a subsidized job shall be disregarded in determining the amount of the family’s financial assistance grant. The family shall receive the difference between countable income and the Reach Up payment standard in a partial financial assistance grant. Earnings from subsidized jobs shall qualify for federal and State earned income credit if the family is otherwise eligible for such credit. [Repealed.] * * * (f) The Commissioner shall disregard no not less than $50.00 $100.00 per month of child support payments in determining eligibility and benefit levels for participating families. * * * Sec. 3. 33 V.S.A. § 1105 is amended to read: § 1105. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS (a) A financial assistance case shall not be closed until child support payments, minus the first $50.00 $100.00 per month in such payments received on behalf of the family, in combination with other countable income, have