La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-1983

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1983 - Income Deductions and Resource Limits

A. In determining eligibility and benefit levels, the household is allowed deductions for certain costs.

1. The earned income deduction is 20 percent of total countable gross earnings. The earned income deduction is not allowed on any portion of income earned under a work supplementation or support program that is attributable to public assistance.

2. For fiscal year 2002 and each subsequent fiscal year, the maximum shelter deduction will be computed based on the amount for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 12-month period ending the preceding November 30.

3. The dependent care deduction is the amount billed to a member of the household for the cost of caring for a child or an incapacitated adult who lives in the home.

a. A child care expense that is paid for or reimbursed by the STEP Program or the Child Care Assistance Program is not deductible except for that portion of the cost which exceeds the payment or reimbursement.

B. For federal fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent federal fiscal year, the resource limit will be calculated based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the 12-month period ending the preceding June and will be rounded down to the nearest $250 increment. The resource limit for a household is $2,000, and effective October 1, 2011, the resource limit for a household that includes at least one elderly or disabled member is $3,250 for households and individuals who are not categorically eligible.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-1983

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 12:423 (July 1986), amended LR 13:181 (March 1987), LR 15:14 (January 1989), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 19:905 (July 1993), LR 21:188 (February 1995), LR 23:82 (January 1997), LR 27:867 (June 2001), LR 27:1934 (November 2001), LR 29:607 (April 2003), LR 30:495 (March 2004), LR 35:689 (April 2009), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency Section, LR 36:2530 (November 2010), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Division of Programs, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency, LR 38:350 (February 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 7 CFR 273.9(d)(2) and (d)(6), P.L. 104-193, P.L. 106-387 and P.L. 107-171; Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session, P.L. 110-246, and Section 5(g) of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FECA).