Calculating countable income. FPP determines an applicant's
financial eligibility by calculating the applicant's countable income.
To determine countable income, FPP adds the incomes listed in paragraph
(1) of this section, less any deductions listed in paragraph (2) of
this section, and exempting any amounts listed in paragraph (3) of
this section.
(1) To determine income eligibility, FPP counts the
income of the following individuals if living together:
(A) the individual age 18 through 64 applying for FPP;
(i) the individual's spouse; and
(ii) the individual's children age 18 and younger;
or
(B) the individual age 17 or younger applying for FPP;
(i) the individual's parent(s);
(ii) the individual's siblings age 18 and younger;
and
(iii) the individual's children;
(2) In determining countable income, FPP deducts the
following items:
(A) a dependent care deduction of up to $200 per month
for each child under two years of age, and up to $175 per month for
each dependent two years of age or older;
(B) a deduction of up to $175 per month for each dependent
adult with a disability; and
(C) child support payments.
(3) FPP exempts from the determination of countable
income the following types of income:
(A) the earnings of a child;
(B) up to $300 per federal fiscal quarter in cash gifts
and contributions that are from private, nonprofit organizations and
are based on need;
(C) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF);
(D) the value of any benefits received under a government
nutrition assistance program that is based on need, including benefits
under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly
the Food Stamp Program) (7 U.S.C. §§2011-2036), the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. §§1771-1793), the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. §§1751-1769), and the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. §§3056, et seq.);
(E) foster care payments;
(F) payments made under a government housing assistance
program based on need;
(G) energy assistance payments;
(H) job training payments;
(I) lump sum payments;
(J) Supplemental Security Income;
(K) adoption payments;
(L) dividends, interest and royalties;
(M) Veteran's Administration;
(N) earned income tax credit payments;
(O) federal, state, or local government payments provided
to rebuild a home or replace personal possessions damaged in a disaster,
including payments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. §§5121 et seq.), if
the recipient is subject to legal sanction if the payment is not used
as intended;
(P) educational assistance payments; and
(Q) crime victim's compensation payments.
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