Income may be fully or partially countable, or may be excluded
from the current eligibility budget. Excludable income will continue
to be monitored by the caseworker at each financial review to determine
how eligibility is affected. Excludable sources of income include:
(1) deductions from earned income, including social
security payments, Medicare premium payments, bonds, pensions, and
union dues;
(2) the first $65 of a client's (or couple's) net earned
income, plus 1/2 of the remainder;
(3) loans, grants, scholarships, and fellowship funds
obtained and used under conditions that preclude their use for current
living costs. Any portion used to pay any other expense (room, board,
books, etc.) cannot be excluded;
(4) Veterans Administration aid-and-attendance benefits,
homebound elderly benefits, and payments to certain eligible veterans
for purchase of medications;
(5) infrequent or irregular income (income received
less frequently than once a month) that averages $20 per month or
less;
(6) 1/3 of the total amount of child support payments
for an eligible child; and
(7) allowable exclusions from self-employment income,
as indicated on the following chart.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §271.57 adopted to be effective January 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12544; transferred effective September 15, 2023, as published in the August 18, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4523 |
