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1-18 (iv) Income. The income criteria in Appendices B and C shall apply in addition to the following special considerations. (A) The parent’s income shall be considered in determining eligibility for child care services. (B) The caretaker’s income shall be considered according to the court order. The caretaker’s voluntary contribution statement is used when there is no court order. (C) A foster parent’s income shall not be considered in determining eligibility for a foster child. (D) Income eligibility shall be determined prospectively using the best estimate of income which shall be available during the payment month(s). (I) The current month’s ongoing gross income shall be used as the best indicator for the assistance unit’s eligibility. Any other income which shall be received during the benefit period shall be calculated as anticipated. The sources of income shall be converted to a monthly average for the benefit period. (II) Past months shall be considered as an indicator of the types of income that may be received during the benefit period for prospective budgeting when income is received periodically. (III) To determine prospective monthly income add the total of the following: (1.) Anticipated monthly income. (2.) Multiply the amount by number of the times it is expected to be received within the benefit period unless the income can be excluded as infrequent or irregular. Divide that amount by the number of months in the benefit period. (3.) Divide the total amount of income specified in an annual employment contract, regardless of the amount paid monthly, by 12 to arrive at a monthly average. (4.) Gross income from weekly amounts shall be multiplied by 4.3; bi-weekly amounts by 2.15; semi-monthly amounts by two (2) and monthly amounts by one (1). (5.) Deduct $200.00 from the earned income of each working adult in the assistance unit.