If an eligible child (or children) under age 18 lives in the same household with their parents who are an eligible individual and an ineligible spouse, income is always deemed first to the eligible individual (i.e., the parent who is eligible to receive SSI); then, any remaining income is deemed to the eligible child(ren). SSI benefits, for the purpose of this section, include any federally administered State supplement.

The steps below are followed to determine eligibility for SSI when both an eligible individual and an eligible child under age 18 live in the same household with an ineligible spouse/parent.

1. 1. 

   The amount of the ineligible spouse's earned and unearned income is determined using the appropriate exclusions in SI 01320.100.

2. 2. 

   An allocation for each ineligible child in the household is deducted from the ineligible spouse's income as described in SI 01320.400B.1.b.

3. 3. 

   An allocation for each eligible noncitizen who has been sponsored by and is subject to deeming from the ineligible spouse is deducted as described in SI 01320.400B.2.

4. 4. 

   The rules in SI 01320.400B.1.c. through SI 01320.400B.1.f. are followed to determine if any of the ineligible spouse's income is deemed to the individual, and if so, to determine countable income for a couple. The rules in SI 01320.620B,step 5. and SI 01320.620B, step below are followed to determine the child's eligibility.

   NOTE: 

   Excess income, if any, is determined from the “couple” part of the spouse-to-spouse deeming computation.

5. 5. 

   If the individual (parent) is eligible for an SSI payment after the ineligible spouse's income has been deemed, no income is deemed to the eligible child. To determine the child's eligibility, the child's own countable income (without deeming) is subtracted from the FBR for an individual.

6. 6. 

   If the individual (parent) is not eligible for SSI payments after the ineligible spouse's income has been deemed, any excess income which was not used to reduce the spouse/parent's SSI payment to zero is deemed to the eligible child. If the couple's countable income exceeds the FBR, the individual (parent) is ineligible (NØ1). However, if the parent is eligible for a federally-administered State supplement, that State supplement must be reduced to zero before deeming any excess income to the eligible child(ren). (See SI 01320.430.)

1. 1. 

   The individual's payment amount for any month of eligibility is determined according to the rules in SI 01320.400 C.

2. 2. 

   If the individual (parent) was eligible in the budget month, there is no deemed income to the eligible child in that budget month. The child's payment amount is determined based on the child's own countable income in the budget month; the countable income is subtracted from the FBR for an individual in the current month. (The budget month is the same as described in SI 01320.500C.)

3. 3. 

   If the individual (parent) was not eligible for SSI in the budget month in which the ineligible spouse's income was deemed (i.e., the parent would have been eligible except for excess deemed income), the child's payment amount is determined by subtracting the child's income (including deemed income from the parent(s)) in the budget month from the FBR for an individual in the current month. If the parent does not qualify for an SSI payment due to excess income (NØ1) in the budget month, any income in excess of the amount required to reduce the parent's FBR and any federally administered State supplement to zero is deemed to the child as unearned income. The child's total countable income, including deemed parental income and after appropriate exclusions, is subtracted from the FBR for an individual in the current month to determine the payment amount.