Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-501 - Treatment of Income; in General

A. In determining the income eligibility of the family and benefit amount for the assistance unit, the Department shall treat all income in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

B. "Gross income" shall include the following, when actually received by the family in order to determine whether the family is needy, or by the assistance unit in order to determine a cash benefit amount:

1. Earned income from public or private employment, including in-kind income, before deductions;

2. For self-employed persons, the sum of gross business receipts minus business expenses; and

3. Unearned income, such as benefits or assistance grants, minus any deductions to repay prior overpayments or attorneys' fees.

4. Minus those types of income excluded under R6-12-503 .

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-501

Adopted effective November 9, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1141, effective July 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-2).

The following Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.