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------------- 1. Determine amount allocated for ineligible children ($420 - $0) + ($420 - $0) = $840 2. Determine total parental income: 1. Start with $600 gross unearned income 1. Subtract $840 allocated for Abel and Maris = -$240 remaining allocation 1. Subtract $240 remaining allocation from gross parental earned income ($2,050) = $1,810 1. Subtract $20 general income disregard = $1,790 1. Subtract $65 earned income disregard = $1,725 1. Subtract half of remaining earned income = $862.50 3. Subtract parental living allowance for one parent ($841) from total parental income ($862.50) = $21.50 4. Divide by the number of eligible children (1) = $21.50 deemed to Dean 15.1.3 Income See Section 39.4 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Assets and Income Tables for EBD income limits. See SECTION 39.5 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL TABLE for all other Medicaid income limits. Chapters for each type of Medicaid explain how to determine the income that you compare to the income limits. See BadgerCare Plus Eligibility Handbook Section 43.2 Financial Test for TB-Related income limits. 15.1.4 Supplemental Security Income-Related Test A fiscal group with income that does not exceed the categorically needy income limit passes the Medicaid SSI-related categorically needy income test (see SECTION 24.1 SSI-RELATED MEDICAID INTRODUCTION for more information). If an SSI-related fiscal group’s income exceeds the categorically needy income limit, their income is then compared to a medically needy limit, which is found in Section 39.4 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Assets and Income Tables. If the fiscal group’s income is between the categorically needy limit and the medically needy limit, the group passes the Medicaid SSI-related medically needy income test. If an EBD fiscal group fails the medically needy income test because their net income exceeds the medically needy income limit, they can still qualify for Medicaid if they can meet a Medicaid deductible. Refer to SECTION 24.2 MEDICAID DEDUCTIBLE INTRODUCTION for more information about Medicaid deductibles and to SECTION 24.5 CALCULATING THE DEDUCTIBLE for instructions on how to calculate a Medicaid deductible. 15.1.5 Availability Available income can include more than a person actually receives if any of the following are true: • A benefit payment (such as a Social Security benefit) has been reduced to recover a previous overpayment. • Amounts are being withheld because of a garnishment or to pay a debt or other legal obligation. • Amounts are being withheld to make another payment (such as Medicare premiums). Available income can include less than a person actually receives if part of the payment is for an expense the person had in getting the payment. For example, if someone is paid for damages they