Henry Walden is a disabled child who lives with his ineligible parents.
On June 10, 2008, Mrs. Walden died. She had been working and received gross wages
of $751 in April and in May, and $329 in June.
Mr. Walden's only income is a pension check of $874 per month in April, May, and June,
and $884 per month from July on.
Henry has no income. There are no ineligible children living in the household.
In June, Henry's eligibility is determined by computing deemed income from both his parents.
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His father's unearned income of $874 is reduced by $20, leaving $854.
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His mother's earned income ($329) is reduced by the work expense exclusion ($65 plus
one-half the remainder) leaving $132.
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The total income remaining ($986) is then reduced by the parent allocation ($956),
which leaves deemed income of $30.
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The $20 general income exclusion is subtracted from Henry's income, which leaves him
with $10 countable income.
Because this amount is less than the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) for an individual
for June, Henry is eligible. His payment amount is determined using countable income
(including deemed income from his parents) in April.
In July, Henry's eligibility is determined using only his father's income, because Henry
has no income of his own.
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His father's unearned income for July ($884) is reduced by $20, leaving $864.
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This is then reduced by the living allowance for one parent ($637), leaving $227.
This is the amount of his father's income deemed to Henry.
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Henry's countable income is $207 ($227 deemed income minus the $20 general exclusion).
Because $207 is less than the FBR for an individual for July, Henry is eligible. His
payment amount is determined based on his countable income (i.e., deemed income from
his father) in May.
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In May, Mr. Walden received $874 in unearned income, which is reduced by $20, leaving
$854.
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A living allowance for one parent ($637) is deducted which leaves $217 to be deemed
to Henry.
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Henry’s deemed income is reduced by the $20 general income exclusion, leaving total
countable income of $197.
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Henry's SSI payment for July is $440.