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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


DETERMINING NET INCOME - HSP

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

See 0018 (Determining Net Income) for general provisions.


MFIP, SNAP, MSA, GA:
No provisions.


HSP:

Net income calculations are dependent on two factors:

And


For clients who are SSI recipients in a group setting, subtract the following from the client’s SSI Federal Benefit Rate. See 0002.27 (Glossary: FSET…) for HSP Group Based Setting and 0029.06.03 (Supplemental Security Income Program):

1.

Personal needs allowance. See 0020.24 (Personal Needs Allowance).

2.

Spousal income allocation determined by the Elderly Waiver (EW) Program. See 0018.30 (Allocations).

3.

Prior and other income reductions. See 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions).

4.

Income unavailable in the 1st month. See 0018.42 (Income Unavailable in First Month).



For non-SSI clients who are aged, blind, or disabled and who are ineligible for SSI due to excess income, in a group setting, subtract the following from the client’s total countable income:

1.

Earned income disregard for blind or disabled student children. See 0018.18 (Earned Income Disregards).

2.

The 1st $65 of the earned income disregard. See 0018.18 (Earned Income Disregards).

3.

Work expense deduction for disabled clients. See 0018.06 (Work Expense Deductions).

4.

One-half the remaining earned income. See 0018.18 (Earned Income Disregards).

5.

Work expense deduction for blind clients. See 0018.06 (Work Expense Deductions).

6.

Income used to fulfill an approved Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) for disabled or blind people. See 0018.06.06 (Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)).

7.

Personal needs allowance. See 0020.24 (Personal Needs Allowance).

8.

Spousal income allocation determined by the Elderly Waiver (EW) Program. See 0018.30 (Allocations).

9.

Prior and other income deductions. See 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions).

10.

Income unavailable in the 1st month. See 0018.42 (Income Unavailable in First Month).

  



For all other adults EXCEPT MFIP participants:

1.

Earned income disregard. See 0018.18 (Earned Income Disregards).

2.

Dependent care deduction. See 0018.09 (Dependent Care Deduction).

3.

Personal needs allowance. See 0020.24 (Personal Needs Allowance).

4.

Prior and other income reductions. See 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions).

6.

Income unavailable in the 1st month. See 0018.42 (Income Unavailable in First Month).

  



For MFIP participants:

1.

Personal needs allowance. See 0020.24 (Personal Needs Allowance).

2.

Prior and other income reductions. See 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions).

3.

Income unavailable in the 1st month. See 0018.42 (Income Unavailable in First Month).

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PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
10/2024 updates throughout and added new glossary references.
04/2023 removes "child unmet need" as a deduction
05/2017 in GRH under "For all other adults EXCEPT MFIP participants" deletes Step 2 for Work expense deduction and renumbers remaining steps.
12/2014 Removed WB.  This program was suspended 12/1/14.
09/2012 update Food Support and FS to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and FSET to SNAP E&T throughout. No policy was changed.

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