EXAMPLE 1: Cash Income Received — Recipient Contributes Pro Rata Share
Philip Beck, an SSI recipient, lives in an apartment and has rental liability. Philip
shares the apartment with two friends; neither receives public assistance payments.
Philip states that all three share the household expenses. Household operating expenses
average $675 a month. Philip contributes $225 in cash each month. The other two each
contribute $240 in cash. Philip meets their pro rata share of expenses; therefore,
no ISM is charged to Philip. The cash income to Philip is computed as follows:
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Amount of Philip's Cash Contribution |
$225 |
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Minus Amount of Philip's Pro Rata Share of Expenses |
-225 |
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Balance Equals Philip's “Excess” Cash Contributions |
$ 0 |
Total |
Total Household Cash Contributions |
$705 |
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Minus Philip's “Excess” Contribution |
0 |
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Balance of Household Cash Contributions |
$705 |
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Minus Total Household Operating Expenses |
- 675 |
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Cash Income to Philip |
$ 30 |
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The FO charges Philip with $30 cash income.
In the SSI Claims System, on the SSI Claims Household Expenses and Contributions page,
the CS would input $225 as the AMOUNT CLAIMANT CONTRIBUTES, and input $480 as the
AMOUNT OTHERS CONTRIBUTE. The SSI Claims System computes the amount of cash income.
EXAMPLE 2: Cash Income Received—Recipient Contributes More than Pro Rata Share
Sarah North, an aged recipient, lives with their two adult children in a home that
Sarah owns. The monthly household expenses average $450. Sarah contributes $155 in
cash; therefore, Sarah meets their pro rata share. One adult child contributes $165;
the other contributes $140. Cash income to Mrs. North is computed as follows:
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Amount of Sarah's Cash Contribution |
$155 |
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Minus Sarah's Pro Rata Share of Expenses |
-150 |
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Balance Equals Sarah's “Excess” Cash Contribution |
$ 5 |
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Total Household Cash Contributions |
$460 |
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Minus Sarah's “Excess” Contribution |
- 5 |
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Balance of Household Cash Contributions |
$455 |
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Minus Total Household Operating Expenses |
-450 |
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Cash Income to Sarah |
$ 5 |
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The FO credits Sarah with their excess contribution and thereby charges Sarah with
$5 cash income.
In the SSI Claims System, on the Household Expenses and Contributions page, the CS
would input $155 as the AMOUNT CLAIMANT CONTRIBUTES, and input $305 as the AMOUNT
OTHERS CONTRIBUTE. The SSI Claims System computes the amount of cash income.
EXAMPLE 3: Cash Income Received—Couple Does Not Meet Pro Rata Share
Jerry and Jamie Johnson, an aged couple, live in their own house with their adult
son, Bob. They contribute $100 towards household expenses each month. Bob contributes
$130 in cash per month to “pay for my expenses.” Total household expenses are $210. Total household contributions are $230. Pro rata
share of expenses is $70.
Part of Bob's contribution pays the $40 difference between the parents' contribution
($100) and their pro rata share ($140), so $40 is counted as ISM to the couple ($40
is used since it is less than the couple's PMV). The couple does not meet their pro
rata share of expenses, so there is no excess contribution on their part. The difference
between total household expenses and total household contributions is $20, which is
the cash income to the couple. ($10 each).
In the SSI Claims System, on the Household Expenses and Contributions page, the CS
would input $100 as the AMOUNT CLAIMANT CONTRIBUTES, and input $130 as the AMOUNT
OTHERS CONTRIBUTE. The SSI Claims System knows this is a couple's claim and compares
the AMOUNT CLAIMANT CONTRIBUTES against twice the pro rata share.
EXAMPLE 4: Ineligible Spouse's Contribution Exceeds the Pro Rata Share for the Couple
Jameson, an SSI recipient, lives with an ineligible spouse in their own home. Their
two adult children live with them. The ineligible spouse contributes $500 a month
towards household expenses, but Jameson contributes nothing. The adult children contribute
a total of $450 a month. The total household operating expenses are $800 a month.
The ineligible spouse's excess contribution of $300 ($500 minus their $200 pro rata
share) is added to Jameson's $0 contribution resulting in an excess contribution of
$100 for Jameson ($300 minus the $200 pro rata share). This $100 excess is subtracted
from the total household cash contributions of $950. Household cash contributions
exceed total household operating expenses by $50 ($850 minus $800). This cash income
to Jameson and their ineligible spouse is then divided by two and only Jameson is
charged with $25 cash income.
In SSI Claims System, on the Household Expenses and Contributions page, the CS would
input $0 as the AMOUNT CLAIMANT CONTRIBUTES, input $500 as the AMOUNT DEEMOR CONTRIBUTES,
and input $450 in the AMOUNT OTHERS CONTRIBUTE. The SSI Claim System computes the
amount of cash income.