Or. Admin. Code § 461-150-0080 - Prospective Budgeting of Variable Income
Variable income (see OAR 461-001-0000) is used as follows in prospective budgeting (see OAR 461-001-0000) and eligibility (see OAR 461-001-0000) so that the anticipated amount is the same for each month, except as specified in OAR 461-150-0060 and section (6) of this rule:
(1) For income paid more
than once per month, determine an average amount per pay period in accordance
with sections (2) to (4) of this rule. The average amount is then converted to
a monthly amount as follows, if paid -
(a)
Twice per month, multiply by 2;
(b)
Every other week, multiply by 2.15; or
(c) Once per week, multiply by 4.3.
(2) For variable earned income
based on an hourly wage when the past is representative, monthly income is
determined by calculating an average number of hours per pay period, then these
hours are multiplied by the hourly wage and converted to a monthly amount under
section (1) of this rule.
(3) For
variable earned income involving various rates of pay (overtime, shift
differential, tips) when the past is representative, monthly income is
determined by calculating the average income per pay period, then the average
income is converted to a monthly amount under section (1) of this
rule.
(4) For variable earned or
unearned income when the past is representative and income cannot be calculated
under section (2) or (3) of this rule, monthly income is determined by
averaging the income over --
(a) A
representative period of months by totaling the income for those months and
dividing by the number of months used; or
(b) A representative number of pay periods
and converting to a monthly amount under section (1) of this rule.
(5) For variable earned and
unearned income when the past is not representative of the income the
financial group (see OAR
461-110-0530) will receive
during the eligibility period, the client and the Department jointly determine
the anticipated income.
(6) In the
OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB programs:
(a) In the
initial month and for any months of retroactive eligibility
(see OAR 461-135-0875):
(A) When a new source of variable
income begins in the initial month or retroactive months, the amount
counted is the actual amount received or the amount expected to be
received.
(B) Except as provided
for in paragraph (A) of this subsection, variable income is
converted and averaged in accordance with sections (1) to (5) of this
rule.
(b) In each
ongoing month (see OAR
461-001-0000), variable
income is converted and averaged in accordance with sections (1) to
(5) of this rule.
(7) In
the SNAP program, a financial group meeting the definition of
"destitute household" in OAR
461-135-0575 is not eligible to
use the income averaging option for the initial month (see OAR
461-001-0000) of eligibility or
the first month of a new certification period. For a destitute
financial group, income for the initial month
of eligibility and the first month of a certification period
is determined under OAR
461-150-0100, thereafter, the
financial group is subject to sections (2) to (5) of this
rule.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: 411.060, 411.070, 411.404, 411.816, 412.014, 412.049, ORS 409.050, 413.085 & 414.685
Statutes/Other Implemented: 411.060, 411.070, 411.404, 411.816, 412.014, 412.049 & ORS 409.010
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