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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 196 Chapter 4 Income

The deeming calculations are as follows: Step 1: Determine the total countable gross unearned income of the eligible and ineligible parents. Step 2: Subtract the needs of all ineligible children. The need of each ineligible child is determined separately by subtracting the child's own income from the Allocation Standard. After a separate determination is made for each ineligible child, the allocations are added together and then subtracted from income. Step 3: Determine the total countable gross earned income of the eligible and ineligible parents. Step 4: Subtract the needs of the ineligible children, which were not subtracted in Step 2. Step 5: Subtract the SSI $20 disregard from the amount in Step 2. Step 6: Subtract any remainder of the SSI $20 disregard from the amount in Step 4. Step 7: Apply the SSI $65, plus half of the earned income disregard, to the amount remaining from Step 6. Step 8: Add together the amounts from Steps 5 and 7. Step 9: Subtract the Parental Living Allowance. See Section 4.2, Definitions. The remaining amount is deemed to the SSI-Related child as unearned income. If there is more than one SSI-Related child, divide the remaining amount equally among the SSI-Related children. 4.14.4.D.5 Deeming from Ineligible Spouse and Eligible/Ineligible Parent to SSI- Related Spouse and SSI-Related Child The deeming calculations are as follows: Step 1: Determine the ineligible spouse's total gross countable unearned income. NOTE: When the person from whom income is deemed receives Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) based on disability or received that benefit prior to becoming age 65, SSI Impairment-Related Work Expenses, if appropriate, are deducted after the $65, but prior to deducting the remaining half. See Earned Income in Section 4.14.2.A.