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1-22 (III) All income shall be budgeted prospectively. (H) Any amount of money given to eligible clients by their employer or any other person, for the purchase of child care shall not be counted as income when determining eligibility. (v) Resources shall not be considered in determining eligibility. Section 9. Benefit Computation. (a) The child care provider shall be required to use the method or form prescribed by DFS to report child care expenses and to submit it to DFS. (b) All bills shall be reviewed for auditing purposes prior to authorizing payment for child care services. (c) The following steps shall be used to determine the DFS payment level: (i) Determine the type of child care provider; (ii) Determine the actual charge for child care; (iii) Compare the actual charge to the DFS market rate for the type of care used and the state maximum limit; and (iv) Authorize the payment based on the Department’s directive on maximum payment. (A) If the actual charge exceeds the local market rate or State limit, the client is responsible for the balance. (d) Participants in the SNAP E&T program shall be limited to child care assistance as outlined for the E&T program, unless the subsidy payments are made through the CCDF. (e) A part day or full day slot shall be purchased for days the caretaker(s) is participating in an approved activity when the licensed child care facility has payment policies which require private pay customers to purchase a child care slot. (f) When a full day has been authorized at a facility with full day rates, child care shall not be authorized at a second facility during the period of time that the full day began and ended at the first facility. (g) Payment shall be based on the actual time the recipient is actively participating in work, employment training, an educational program, a POWER work requirement activity, or a SNAP E & T component activity.