Section R986-200-239 - Determining the Amount of the Financial Assistance Payment(1)(a) To be eligible for financial assistance, the household's gross countable income must be less than or equal to 185% of the Standard Needs Budget for the size of the household.(b) "Standard Needs Budget" or 'SNB" means the budget level determined by the Department based on a survey of basic living expenses.(2) If the gross countable income is less than or equal to 185% of the SNB, the following deductions are allowed: (a) a work expense allowance of $100 for each person in the household unit who is employed;(b) fifty percent of the remaining earned income after deducting the work expense allowance as provided in Subsection R986-200-239(2)(a), if the individual has received a financial assistance payment from the Department for one or more of the immediately preceding four months; and(c) after deducting the amounts in Subsections R986-200-239(2)(a) and (b) the following are deducted: (i) a dependent care deduction as described in Subsection R986-200-239(3); and(ii) child support paid by a household member if legally owed to someone not included in the household.(3) The amount of the dependent care deduction is set by the Department and based on the number of hours worked by the parent and the age of the dependent needing care. (a) Dependent care may only be deducted when each of the following elements can be shown. (i) The care is paid for the care of a child or adult member of the household assistance unit, or a child or adult who would be a member of the household assistance unit if the person did not receive SSI.(ii) The care is not subsidized, in whole or in part, by a CC payment from the Department.(iii) The care is not paid to an individual who is in the household assistance unit.(b) An adult's need for care must be verified by a doctor.(4)(a) After deducting the amounts allowed under Subsection R986-2002-239(2), the resulting net income must be less than 100% of SNB for the size of the household assistance unit.(b) If the net income is equal to or greater than the SNB, the household is not eligible.(5) If the net income is less than 100% of the SNB the following amounts are deducted. (a) Fifty percent of earned countable income for all employed household assistance unit members if the household was not eligible for the 50% deduction under Subsection R986-200-239(2)(b).(b) All earned income of all children in the household assistance unit, if not previously deducted, who are: (i) in school or training full-time; or(ii) in part-time education or training if they are employed less than 100 hours per month.(c) For the purposes of this section, "part-time education or training" means enrolled for at least one-half the number of hours or periods considered by the institution to be customary to complete the course of study within the minimum time period. If no schedule is set by the school, the course of study must be no less than an average of two class periods or two hours a day, whichever is less.(6)(a) The amount of the standard financial assistance payment is set by the Department.(b) If the household's net countable income following all deductions is more than the full financial assistance payment for the household size, the household is not eligible. If it is less, the net countable income is deducted from the financial assistance payment and the household is paid the difference.(c) The current standard financial assistance payment amounts are available from the Department.(d) Pursuant to Subsection 35A-3-302(8), the department shall make a report to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee on any proposed changes to the amount of cash assistance a family is eligible to receive.Utah Admin. Code R986-200-239
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-21, effective 10/24/2022