To qualify as initially eligible, for purposes of the IRWE exclusion, an individual
must meet:
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all SSI nonincome criteria; and
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the SSI (Federal) income test (i.e., total countable income without benefit of the IRWE exclusion, must be at or below the federal benefit rate (FBR)).
Once initial eligibility is established, the IRWE exclusion is used for computation
purposes.