Section 17-676-56 - Determining net monthly income in the food stamp program(a) A household's net food stamp monthly income shall be determined by applying the rounding technique specified in section 17-676-50 and the method set forth in this section.(b) Add the gross monthly income earned by all household members, including any net self-employment income, minus earned income exclusions as defined in subchapter 11, and the total monthly unearned income, less income exclusions, as defined in subchapter 11, to determine the household's total gross income. Net losses from the self-employment income of a farmer shall be offset in accordance with chapter 17-663.(c) Multiply the total gross earned income by twenty per cent and subtract that amount to determine net monthly income from earnings.(d) Subtract the standard deduction.(e) Subtract the total monthly dependent care expenses incurred by the household, if any. To complete computing the food stamp net monthly income for a household in which a member is elderly or disabled the method specified in subsections (j) to (k) shall be followed.(f) Subtract the legally obligated child support payments that are paid by a household member.(g) Total the allowable shelter expenses such as rent, mortgage, and utility costs to determine shelter costs. Subtract from the total shelter cost fifty per cent of the adjusted income (the household's monthly income after the deductions in subsections (c) to (e) have been subtracted). The remaining amount, if any, is the excess shelter cost. If there is no excess shelter cost, the food stamp net monthly income has been determined. If there is an excess shelter cost, the shelter deduction shall be determined.(h) The shelter deduction, if any, shall be one of the following: (1) If the excess shelter cost is equal to or more than the allowable maximum, the shelter deduction is the allowable maximum; or(2) If the excess shelter cost is less than the allowable maximum, the shelter deduction is the actual amount of the excess shelter cost(i) Subtract the shelter deduction, if any, from the adjusted income. The result is the food stamp net monthly income.(j) To complete computation of the net food stamp monthly income for a household in which a member is elderly or disabled as defined in chapter 17-655: (1) Add all nonreimbursable medical expenses, then subtract $35 from the total nonreimbursable medical expenses to determine the monthly medical deduction. Subtract the medical deduction from the adjusted net income in subsection (e);(2) Total allowable shelter expenses to determine shelter costs. Subtract from total shelter costs fifty per cent of the household's adjusted net income after all the above deductions have been subtracted. The remaining amount, if any, is the shelter deduction; and(3) Subtract the shelter deduction from the household's adjusted net income as determined by this subsection. The net result is the household's food stamp net income.(k) The food stamp net monthly income shall be compared to the net monthly income eligibility standards for the appropriate household size as specified in chapter 17-680 to determine eligibility for the month.[Eff and comp 11/09/06; am 11/22/08] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§273.10; 273.21; Pub. L. No. 110-246)