Subject to the limitations in §
183.97 (relating to ineligibility
for disregards from earned income for TANF and GA), the earned income of each
employed individual in the TANF budget group is treated as follows:
(1) An applicant who has been a recipient of
TANF in 1 of the 4 calendar months before this application is eligible to
receive a continuous 50% disregard from gross earned income.
(2) The applicant who has not been a
recipient of TANF in 1 of the 4 calendar months before this application is
eligible to receive a continuous 50% disregard if the applicant's income after
application of the following deductions is less than the standard of need for
the budget group as specified in Appendix B, Table 1 (relating to standard of
need).
(i) The first $90 per month from gross
earned income.
(ii) Personal
expenses subject to the limitations of paragraph (3).
(iii) Unearned income and lump sum income
deductions as specified in §
183.98 (relating to unearned
income and lump sum income deductions).
(3)
Personal expenses. The
actual cost of care of incapacitated adults living in the same home and
receiving TANF, if no other sound plan can be made for their care, up to a
maximum of:
(i) One hundred seventy-five
dollars per incapacitated adult when the client is employed
full-time.
(ii) One hundred fifty
dollars per month per incapacitated adult when the client is employed
part-time.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 183.94 adopted August 26, 1988, effective
11/1/1988, 18 Pa.B. 3921;
amended April 20, 1990, effective immediately and retroactively applicable to
October 1, 1989, 20 Pa.B. 2156; amended January 8, 1999, effective
2/1/1999, 29 Pa.B. 271; amended
September 13, 2002, effective retroactively to March 3, 1997, 32 Pa.B.
4435.
The provisions of this § 183.94 amended under sections
201(2), 403(b), 432 and 432.12 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
201(2),
403(b), 432 and 432.12); the
Support Law (62 P. S. §§
1971-1977); Titles I and III of
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Pub. L. No.
104-193) (PRWORA), creating the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, and amending
42 U.S.C.A. §§
601-619,
651-669(b) and
1396u-1; and the Federal TANF
regulations in 45 CFR
260.10-265.10.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
133.4 (relating to procedures); 55
Pa. Code §
153.44 (relating to procedure); 55
Pa. Code §
183.97 (relating to ineligibility
for disregards from earned income for TANF and GA); 55 Pa. Code §
183.98 (relating to unearned
income and lump sum income deductions); and 55 Pa. Code §
183.105 (relating to increases in
income).
