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273.10 (b) indicator of income anticipated for the (b) Determining resources. Available certification period if changes in income have resources at the time the household is occurred or can be anticipated. 4-23-82 interviewed shall be used to determine the If income fluctuates to the extent that a 30-day household's eligibility. period alone cannot provide an accurate indication of anticipated income, the State (c) Determining income -- agency and the household may use a longer period of past time if it will provide a more (1) Anticipating income. accurate indication of anticipated fluctuations in future income. Similarly, if the household's (i) For the purpose of determining the income fluctuates seasonally, it may be 10-17-78 household's eligibility and level of benefits, the appropriate to use the most recent season 10-17-78 State agency shall take into account the income comparable to the certification period, rather already received by the household during the than the last 30 days, as one indicator of certification period and any anticipated income anticipated income. The State agency shall the household and the State agency are exercise particular caution in using income reasonably certain will be received during the from a past season as an indicator of income remainder of the certification period. If the for the certification period. In many cases of amount of income that will be received, or seasonally fluctuating income, the income also when it will be received, is uncertain, that fluctuates from one season in one year to the portion of the household's income that is same season in the next year. However, in no uncertain shall not be counted by the State event shall the State agency automatically agency. For example, a household anticipating attribute to the household the amounts of any income from a new source, such as a new job past income. The State agency shall not use or recently applied for public assistance past income as an indicator of anticipated benefits, may be uncertain as to the timing and income when changes in income have occurred amount of the initial payment. These moneys or can be anticipated during the certification shall not be anticipated by the State agency period. unless there is reasonable certainty concerning the month in which the payment will be (2) Income only in month received. received and in what amount. If the exact amount of the income is not known, that (i) Income anticipated during the portion of it which can be anticipated with certification period shall be counted as income reasonable certainty shall be considered as only in the month it is expected to be received, income. In cases where the receipt of income unless the income is averaged. Whenever a full is reasonably certain but the monthly amount month's income is anticipated but is received may fluctuate, the household may elect to on a weekly or biweekly basis, the State agency income average. Households shall be advised to shall convert the income to a monthly amount report all changes in gross monthly income as by multiplying weekly amounts by 4.3 and required by $273.12. biweekly amounts by 2.15, use the State Agency's PA conversion standard, or use the (ii) Income received during the past 30 exact monthly figure if it can be anticipated for days shall be used as an indicator of the income each month of the certification period. that is and will be available to the household Nonrecurring lump-sum payments shall be during the certification period. However, the counted as a resource starting in the month State agency shall not use past income as an received and shall not be counted as income. C 103