a)
When determining eligibility and level of benefits, income received during the
month in which the household applies shall be budgeted. When recertified,
income which the household anticipates receiving during the certification
period starting the month following the expiration of the current certification
period shall be budgeted.
b) The
Department shall consider income already received by the household and any
anticipated income that is reasonably certain to be received. Income received
in the fiscal month prior to the fiscal month of application shall be used as
an indication only if income is stable. Anticipated income shall be counted
only in the month received. Income which is not certain to be received either
on amount or date shall not be counted.
c) Households anticipating variable income
over the certification period shall have their income averaged.
d) The earned income of special situation
households shall be treated as follows:
1)
Self Employed
A) Self-employment income which
represents a household's annual income shall be averaged over a 12-month period
even if the income is received within a shorter period of time during the 12
months.
B) Self-employment income
which is intended to meet the household's needs for only part of the year shall
be averaged over the period of time the income is intended to cover.
2) Resident Farm Laborers
A) If resident farm laborers are paid for
work done only during the work season and such payments are anticipated to be
the only source of income during the year, the income shall be averaged over
the 12-month period.
B) If the
household receives advance or deferred payments during the non-work season or
has income from other sources, the income shall not be averaged but shall
reflect the actual receipt of the income.
e) School Contractual Employees
Those households that derive their income in a period of time
shorter than one year shall have that income averaged over a 12-month period,
provided the income is not received on an hourly or piecework basis.
f) Self-Employed Farmers
A deduction is allowed from other countable household income
for the costs of producing income which exceeds the income derived from
self-employment as a farmer. An individual is considered a self-employed farmer
if annual gross proceeds of $1,000 or more are anticipated or received from a
farming enterprise.
