Haw. Code R. § 17-676-56 - Determining net monthly income in the food stamp program
(a)
A household's net food stamp monthly income shall be determined by applying the
rounding technique specified in section 17-676-50 and the method set forth in
this section.
(b) Add the gross
monthly income earned by all household members, including any net
self-employment income, minus earned income exclusions as defined in subchapter
11, and the total monthly unearned income, less income exclusions, as defined
in subchapter 11, to determine the household's total gross income. Net losses
from the self-employment income of a farmer shall be offset in accordance with
chapter 17-663.
(c) Multiply the
total gross earned income by twenty per cent and subtract that amount to
determine net monthly income from earnings.
(d) Subtract the standard
deduction.
(e) Subtract the total
monthly dependent care expenses incurred by the household, if any. To complete
computing the food stamp net monthly income for a household in which a member
is elderly or disabled the method specified in subsections (j) to (k) shall be
followed.
(f) Subtract the legally
obligated child support payments that are paid by a household member.
(g) Total the allowable shelter expenses such
as rent, mortgage, and utility costs to determine shelter costs. Subtract from
the total shelter cost fifty per cent of the adjusted income (the household's
monthly income after the deductions in subsections (c) to (e) have been
subtracted). The remaining amount, if any, is the excess shelter cost. If there
is no excess shelter cost, the food stamp net monthly income has been
determined. If there is an excess shelter cost, the shelter deduction shall be
determined.
(h) The shelter
deduction, if any, shall be one of the following:
(1) If the excess shelter cost is equal to or
more than the allowable maximum, the shelter deduction is the allowable
maximum; or
(2) If the excess
shelter cost is less than the allowable maximum, the shelter deduction is the
actual amount of the excess shelter cost
(i) Subtract the shelter deduction, if any,
from the adjusted income. The result is the food stamp net monthly
income.
(j) To complete computation
of the net food stamp monthly income for a household in which a member is
elderly or disabled as defined in chapter 17-655:
(1) Add all nonreimbursable medical expenses,
then subtract $35 from the total nonreimbursable medical expenses to determine
the monthly medical deduction. Subtract the medical deduction from the adjusted
net income in subsection (e);
(2)
Total allowable shelter expenses to determine shelter costs. Subtract from
total shelter costs fifty per cent of the household's adjusted net income after
all the above deductions have been subtracted. The remaining amount, if any, is
the shelter deduction; and
(3)
Subtract the shelter deduction from the household's adjusted net income as
determined by this subsection. The net result is the household's food stamp net
income.
(k) The food
stamp net monthly income shall be compared to the net monthly income
eligibility standards for the appropriate household size as specified in
chapter 17-680 to determine eligibility for the month.
Notes
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