Kansas Economic and Employment Support Manual

6500 - TREATMENT OF INCOME AND DEDUCTIONS OF PERSONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ASSISTANCE PLAN

6510 Income

1. Cash - The gross non-exempt earned and unearned income of legally responsible persons and mandatory filing unit members in the home and excluded from the assistance plan is counted in its entirety as available to the remaining household members. No disregards from income are allowed.
    

2. Food Stamps
    

   1. Excluded Individuals - A pro-rata share of the gross non-exempt earned and unearned income of excluded individuals shall be counted as income to the remaining household members. The pro-rata share is calculated by dividing the income evenly among the household members, including the excluded member(s). All but the excluded member(s) share is counted as income for the remaining household members
       
   2. Disqualified Individuals - The gross non-exempt earned and unearned income of disqualified individuals is counted in its entirety as available to the remaining household members.
       
   3. Nonhousehold Members - Cash contributions made from non household members to household members are considered as unearned income for budgeting purposes.
       
      
      
3. Medical - The gross non-exempt earned and unearned income of legally responsible persons is counted.

6520 Deductible Expenses/Income Disregards -

1. Cash - No deductions or disregards are applied to income of persons who do not receive benefits.
    
   
   
2. Food Stamps
    
   
   

   1. Excluded Individuals - The 20% earned income deduction shall apply to the prorated income earned by such excluded members which is attributed to the remaining household members. That portion of the household's allowable shelter, dependent care and child support expenses which are either paid by or billed to the excluded member(s) shall be divided evenly among the household's members including the excluded member(s). All but the excluded member's share is counted as a deductible shelter, dependent care or child support expense for the remaining household members.
      
      NOTE: Since dependent care costs are put by the person for whom the care is paid, special off system procedures are needed when the person paying the dependent care is coded DI. Example: Mother who is coded DI, has five children. She pays $375 a month dependent care for three of the children. The $375 would be divided by 4 (mother and three children it is paid for) and $93.75 would be allowed as dependent care for each of the three children.
       

   2. Disqualified Individual - The 20% earned income deduction shall apply to the income earned by disqualified members. In addition, the entire household's allowable standard, medical, dependent care, excess shelter, and child support deductions shall continue to apply to the remaining household members.
       
      
      
   3. Nonhousehold Members - If a food stamp household shares deductible expenses with the nonhousehold member, only the amount actually paid or contributed by the household shall be deducted as a household expense. If the payments or contributions cannot be differentiated, the expenses shall be prorated evenly among persons actually paying or contributing to the expense and only the household's prorata share deducted.
       
      
      
3. Medical - All earned and unearned disregards and deductions are applicable to persons who are excluded from the assistance plan but whose income must be considered.