Effective Date - January 1, 2009

906                 Income Disregards/Deductions

Child Care – ARW Chapt. 1, Purchase of Service

A.    Disregard a flat amount of $200 from the gross earned income of each working adult whose income is used in determining eligibility for Child Care.

SNAP - 7 CFR 273.10

B.    Calculate the net earned income by combining regular earned and nonexempt self-employment income as follows:

       1.     Deduct 20% of:

a.   Nonexempt gross earned income of the assistance unit; and

b.   Nonexempt self-employment income.  (see Section 903)

C.   Disallow the 20% earned income allowance from the portion of earned income not reported timely.

POWER - W.S. 42-2-103, ARW, Chapt. 1, Section 8

                        D.    Apply the following earned income disregards when determining the benefit level for the POWER program:

1.    Disregard a flat amount of $200 from the gross earned income of each eligible working applicant or recipient in a two-parent assistance unit, single parent assistance unit or caretaker relative included in the performance payment;

2.    Disregard a flat amount of $400 from the gross earned income of an eligible married couple applying for or receiving POWER with a child in common regardless of the number of employed individuals.  (If the case is ineligible as a married couple with a child(ren) in common and reverts to a stepparent or caretaker relative situation, the $200 disregard applies.);

3.    Disallow any earned income disregards when establishing an overpayment due to a client error or IPV relating to earned income and the overpayment occurred prior to 8/1/97.