Section He-W 654.15 - Adult Category Earned Income Disregard(a) The earned income disregard shall be the first subtraction from earned income when computing net income for the adult categories of assistance.(b) For APTD or OAA medical assistance applicants and recipients and for their applicant spouses who are also applying for APTD or OAA medical assistance, the earned income disregard for each individual shall consist of the amounts specified in 20 CFR 416.1112 for SSI recipients.(c) For ANB applicants and recipients and for their applicant spouses who are also applying for ANB, the earned income disregard for each individual shall be the first $85.00 of each individual's monthly gross earned income plus one half of the remaining amount.(d) ANB applicants and recipients shall have additional employment-related amounts added to the earned income disregard if: (1) There is an individualized plan for employment for a specified period of time which has been approved by the N.H. department of education and meets the requirements cited in 29 USC 720 et. seq.; and(2) The plan described in (1) above requires the use of additional disregards.(e) For ANB applicants and recipients with applicant spouses who are applying for APTD or OAA, the computation method for determining the amount of the earned income disregard for the spouse shall be the method to determine the APTD or OAA earned income disregard in (b) above for medical assistance and (h) below for financial assistance.(f) For APTD or OAA applicants and recipients with applicant spouses who are applying for ANB, the computation method for determining the amount of the earned income disregard for the spouse shall be the method to determine the ANB earned income disregard in (c) and (d) above.(g) For an adult category assistance group which includes a nonapplicant spouse, as defined in He-W 601.1101, or a needy essential person as defined in He-W 601.106, the computation method for determining the amount of the earned income disregard to be applied to the medical assistance case shall be the method specified in 20 CFR 416.1112(c) for SSI recipients.(h) For APTD or OAA financial assistance applicants and recipients and their spouses or a needy essential person, as defined in He-W 601.106, the earned income disregard for each individual shall be: (1) The first $20.00 of each individual's monthly gross earned income;(2) Plus one half of the remaining amount up to $30, for a sum total of (h) (1) and (h) (2) not to exceed $50; and(3) Less an employment expense disregard pursuant to He-W 654.18(b) -(c) .N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 654.15
(See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; ss by #5750, eff 12-1-93; ss by #7135, eff 11-23-99; ss by #7342, eff 10-1-00; ss by #9276, eff 10-1-08; ss by #10253, eff 1-19-13
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 6, eff. 1/24/2023 is not yet available.