Mrs. Beverly Webster, an SSI recipient, manages an apartment complex. In addition
to her salary of $800 per month, she receives the free use of an apartment where she
lives with her two children. The FO contacts the owner of the complex and learns that
he:
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furnishes the apartment to Mrs. Webster so that she will be available for emergencies,
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would expect Mrs. Webster to respond to emergencies during her off-duty hours,
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does not require Mrs. Webster to live in the apartment provided, but would not have
hired someone who lived more than 2-3 miles away, and
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rents apartments similar to Mrs. Webster's for $500 per month.
Since the shelter was not a condition of employment, the FO charges the current market
value of the shelter as wages. Adding to it Mrs. Webster's salary of $800 per month,
the FO charges $1,300 per month earned income. The FO also documents the owner’s statements
and the basis for the wage determination on a MSSICS DROC screen and locks it (EVID
could also have been used).