Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-703 - Earned Income Disregards

For the purpose of determining the net monthly income of a family as provided in R6-12-701(C) and (D) for eligibility purposes, and for an assistance unit to determine a benefit amount, the Department shall deduct the following earned income disregards:

1. A $90 work expense allowance for each employed person in the family to determine income eligibility, and for employed assistance unit members or an employed parent of a dependent child whose income and resources are considered available to the assistance unit, to determine a cash benefit amount;

2. For each wage earning member of the family, to determine income eligibility; and for each assistance unit, or employed parent of a dependent child whose income and resources are considered available to the assistance unit, to determine a cash benefit amount: 30% of any earned income not already disregarded; and

3. The billed expenses for the care of each dependent child or incapacitated adult member of the family, to determine income eligibility, and of the assistance unit, to determine a cash benefit amount.

a. The monthly amount of earned income disregarded as a billed expense for the care of a dependent shall not exceed:

i. $200 for a child under the age of 2 years, and

ii. $175 for a child age 2 or older and for an incapacitated adult.

b. Acceptable verification shall include:

i. A written statement from the individual or business providing the care for the amount billed; or

ii. Collateral contact, when documents are not available.

4. For an assistance unit with a child who is excluded from the assistance unit pursuant to R6-12-308, an amount equal to the difference between the benefit amount with the needs of the ineligible child included in the computation and the benefit amount with the needs of the ineligible child excluded from the computation.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-703

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).