PM 15-04-02-c.
Below is the Standard of Need table used to determine eligibility for the $30 and 1/3 earned income exemption.
Size of
Assistance Unit |
Group I |
Group II |
Group III |
| 1 |
$ 667 |
$641 |
$545 |
| 2 |
873 |
844 |
808 |
| 3 |
1,184 |
1,146 |
1,096 |
| 4 |
1,301 |
1,265 |
1,221 |
| 5 |
1,522 |
1,480 |
1,424 |
| 6 |
1,711 |
1,660 |
1,606 |
| 7 |
1,803 |
1,749 |
1,690 |
| 8 |
1,896 |
1,846 |
1,777 |
| 9 |
1,995 |
1,944 |
1,875 |
| 10 |
2,100 |
2,045 |
1,972 |
| 11 |
2,213 |
2,150 |
2,079 |
| 12 |
2,326 |
2,264 |
2,186 |
| 13 |
2,452 |
2,386 |
2,302 |
| 14 |
2,580 |
2,509 |
2,422 |
| 15 |
2,719 |
2,641 |
2,551 |
| 16 |
2,861 |
2,781 |
2,685 |
| 17 |
3,011 |
2,933 |
2,826 |
| 18 |
3,172 |
3,084 |
2,976 |
Example 1: Family of 5 lives in a Group I county. The mother receives SSA of $300 and SSI of $190 per month. The father has earned income of $1,100 per month. The amount to compare to the Standard of Need is:
$ 300 SSA
+1,010 Earned Income ($1,100 - 90)
$1,310
Since $1,310 is less than the Standard of Need for a family of 5 of $1,522, the family receives the $30 and 1/3 EIE.
Example 2: Family of 3 lives in a Group II county. The mother has earned income of $800 per month and she receives child support of $500 per month for the 2 children.
The amount compared to the Standard of Need is:
450 Child Support ($500 - 50)
710 Earned Income ($800 - 90)
$1,160
Since $1,160 is greater than the Standard of Need of $1,146, the family does not receive the $30 and 1/3 EIE.
Example 3: Ms. G grosses $1,090 per month from employment. She also receives child support of $500 per month for her son, Bobby. Since they have a spenddown and a child has income which increases the amount of the
spenddown, separate cases are set up.
The amount compared to the Standard of Need is:
| Ms. G's countable income ($1,090 - 90) |
$1,000 |
| Bobby's countable income ($500 - 50) |
+ 450 |
| Total income to compare to Standard of Need |
$1,450 |
| Standard of Need for 2 |
$ 873 |
Since the total family income is above the Standard of Need, neither case is eligible for the $30 and 1/3 EIE.
Persons Not Eligible for $30 and 1/3 EIE
Example: Mr. C has received AFDC Cash and TANF since 02/94. He received the $30 and 1/3 EIE from 03/94 through 06/94. His case was canceled effective 05/01. He has reapplied and the first month of his enrollment period
is 05/01.
He is not eligible for the $30 and 1/3 EIE for 05/01 since he has received the $30 and 1/3 EIE for 4 consecutive months while receiving AFDC Cash and has not been off AFDC Cash/TANF for 12 consecutive months after receiving the $30 and
1/3 EIE.
Persons Eligible for $30 and 1/3 EIE
Example 1: Mr. A has never received TANF/AFDC Cash. He is eligible for the $30 and 1/3 EIE for each month that his gross earned income minus income disregards, self-employment expenses, and child care plus all other
nonexempt unearned income is equal to or below the Standard of Need.
Example 2: Mr. D's TANF case was canceled effective 07/00 because he did not cooperate with his redetermination. He reapplies in 10/00 and is now only eligible for Medical. He requests medical backdating to 07/00.
Although he received the 2/3 employment deduction while receiving TANF, he has never received the $30 and 1/3 EIE.
Since he has received TANF within the last 4 months, he is eligible for the $30 1/3 earned income deduction for 07/00, 08/00, 09/00, and 10/00 without comparison to the Standard.
Beginning in 11/00, he is only eligible for the $30 1/3 EIE if his gross earned income minus income disregards, self-employment expenses, and child care plus all other nonexempt unearned income is equal to or below the Standard.
Example 3: Ms. B received AFDC Cash/TANF from 06/95 through 09/00. She previously received AFDC Cash between 01/91 and 12/91 during which time she received 4 consecutive months of the $30 1/3 EIE. The first month of her
enrollment period is 12/00.
Although she has previously received 4 months of the $30 1/3 EIE while receiving AFDC Cash, since she has been off TANF for 12 consecutive months since receiving the 4 months of the $30 1/3 EIE, she is eligible for the $30 1/3 EIE for
each month that her gross earned income minus income disregards, self-employment expenses, and child care plus all other nonexempt unearned income is equal to or below the Standard of Need.
