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4.16.2.A Earned Income • AFDC-Related Medicaid Standard Work Deduction: A standard deduction of $90 is applied to the earnings of each working person. The amount deducted must not exceed the amount of each person's earned income. • AFDC-Related Medicaid Dependent Care Deduction: When the employed member(s) of the Income Group (IG) must pay for care for a dependent child or incapacitated adult to accept or continue employment or training, a deduction is allowed. The amount is allowed as paid, up to the maximum amounts shown below for each dependent. The dependent is not required to be in the Assistance Group (AG), IG, or Needs Group (NG) to allow the deduction. Age of Dependent Maximum Monthly Deduction Under Age 2 $200 Age 2 or Over $175 Only payments made from the client’s own funds are deductible. Clients with these expenses must be offered a referral to the Child Care Services for help in meeting these expenses. However, there is no penalty for failure to accept these services. 4.16.2.B Unearned Income Child Support Disregard: The first $50 of child support is disregarded. This is the only disregard of unearned income. When more than one child in the NG receives child support, the disregard amount is divided by the number of children in the NG who receive support. The resulting amount is deducted from each child's support amount to determine each child's countable child support.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 221 Chapter 4 Income

4.16.2.A Earned Income • AFDC-Related Medicaid Standard Work Deduction: A standard deduction of $90 is applied to the earnings of each working person. The amount deducted must not exceed the amount of each person's earned income. • AFDC-Related Medicaid Dependent Care Deduction: When the employed member(s) of the Income Group (IG) must pay for care for a dependent child or incapacitated adult to accept or continue employment or training, a deduction is allowed. The amount is allowed as paid, up to the maximum amounts shown below for each dependent. The dependent is not required to be in the Assistance Group (AG), IG, or Needs Group (NG) to allow the deduction. Age of Dependent Maximum Monthly Deduction Under Age 2 $200 Age 2 or Over $175 Only payments made from the client’s own funds are deductible. Clients with these expenses must be offered a referral to the Child Care Services for help in meeting these expenses. However, there is no penalty for failure to accept these services. 4.16.2.B Unearned Income Child Support Disregard: The first $50 of child support is disregarded. This is the only disregard of unearned income. When more than one child in the NG receives child support, the disregard amount is divided by the number of children in the NG who receive support. The resulting amount is deducted from each child's support amount to determine each child's countable child support.