For the expenses related to employment of each individual
in the GA budget group, disregard in the following order:
(1)
Earned income incentive
deduction. As an incentive to eligible GA individuals to obtain and
retain employment, earned income incentive deductions, subject to the
limitations in §§
183.96 and
183.97 (relating to reserved; and
ineligibility for disregards from earned income for TANF and GA) are made as
follows:
(i) For each employed client, the
first $20 plus 50% of the next $60 is deducted from the gross earned income for
4 consecutive calendar months.
(ii)
An applicant who has been a recipient of GA in 1 of the 4 calendar months prior
to this application is eligible to receive the earned income incentive for 4
consecutive calendar months subject to the limitations in subparagraph
(iv).
(iii) An applicant who has
not been a GA recipient in 1 of the 4 calendar months prior to this application
is eligible to receive the earned income incentive deduction for 4 consecutive
calendar months only if the applicant's income, after deductions in paragraph
(2) and §
183.98 (relating to unearned
income and lump sum income deductions), is less than the standard of need for
the budget group, and subject to the limitations in subparagraph
(iv).
(iv) An applicant or
recipient who has received the GA earned income incentive deduction for 4
consecutive calendar months is not eligible to receive the GA deduction again
until he has not received a GA cash grant for 12 consecutive
months.
(2)
Work
and personal expense deductions. A maximum work and personal expense
of up to $25 is deducted from earned income subject to the limitations in §
183.97. This allowance includes,
but is not limited to, expenses related to employment, such as transportation;
child and adult care; union dues; uniforms; mandatory deductions for Federal,
State and local taxes; and the like.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 183.95 adopted August 26, 1988, effective
11/1/1988, 18 Pa.B.
3921.
The provisions of this § 183.95 issued under section
403(b) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §
403(b)).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
133.4 (relating to procedures); 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).
