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SI 01210.630 Special Blind Income Disregards - Recipient With Essential Person

A. INTRODUCTION

This section provides the procedure for determining CI, and an example illustrating the computations.

B. PROCEDURE

1. Example

A blind grandfathered recipient living in State X has an essential person. The blind recipient has the following income:

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    $120 wages

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    $10 BWE under both Federal and State plan rules

The essential person has income of $100.00 wages.

The State plan income disregards used in the chart below are typical. Actual disregards vary by State.

2. Chart: Determining CI

STEP
 1 Compute BCI. Apply the applicable State plan income disregards (SI 01210.500) to the income of the recipient only. BCI of Blind Recipient Only
$120.00  wages
-  7.50   general disregard
$112.50  
- 85.00   earned income disregard
$ 27.50  
÷   2   disregard of one-half of remainder
$ 13.75  
- 10.00   BWE
$  3.75  BCI (recipient only)
​ ​ Add the essential person's income. Do not apply disregards. BCI for Blind Recipient and Essential Person
$   3.75  BCI of blind recipient only
+100.00   income deemed from essential
           person
 $103.75  BCI (recipient and essential person)
 2 Compute CI/FR. Apply the SSI exclusions to the combined income of the recipient and the essential person. Unearned Income
$100.00   income deemed from essential person
- 20.00   general exclusion
$ 80.00  countable unearned income
​ ​ The system performs this computation, except for cases (such as force pay) requiring a manual computation. Earned Income
$120.00  wages
- 65.00   earned income exclusion
$ 55.00  
÷   2   exclusion of one-half of remainder
$ 27.50  
- 10.00   BWE
$ 17.50  countable earned income
​ ​ ​ CI/FR
$ 80.00  countable unearned income
+ 17.50   countable earned income
$ 97.50  CI/FR
 3 Determine CI. Compare BCI from step 1 with CI/FR from step 2. Use the lower amount of income as CI. $ 97.50  CI (CI/FR from step 2)
​ ​ (After gross income and BCI have been input, the system performs this comparison, except for cases in force pay.)

C. REFERENCES

BCI Initial Claims Input, SM 01005.194

BCI Posteligibility Input, SM 01305.315

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SI 01210.630 - Special Blind Income Disregards - Recipient With Essential Person - 01/06/1999
Batch run: 01/06/1999
Rev:01/06/1999