Appendix A: Deemed Income for Cash Assistance

Living with Applicant/Recipient and Not Getting TANF, SBP, or SSI

Living In or Out of Applicant/Recipient’s Household and Not Getting TANF, SSI, or SBP

LRR (55 Pa. Code §§ 183.35 & 183.91)

Parent of a TANF minor parent or a stepparent (55 Pa. Code §§ 183.35 & 183.91)

Alien sponsor (55 Pa. Code §§ 183.36 & 183.93)

1. From LRR's gross monthly earned income deduct.

  • For TANF cases: 1st $90 for full-time and part-time employment.

1. Same as for LRR.

1. From total gross monthly earned income of sponsor and sponsor's spouse, deduct 20% up to a maximum of $175.

2. Determine LRR's gross monthly unearned income. (Expenses deducted under Step 4.)

2. Add gross monthly unearned income less verified expenses required to assure receipt.

2. Add gross unearned income of sponsor and sponsor's spouse less verified expenses required to assure receipt.

3. Determine gross earned and unearned income of NA dependents in the household. The total of this income is considered unearned income.

3. Does not apply. Income of dependents is not included.

3.Does not apply.

4. Deduct from total of steps 2 and 3 the verified expenses required to assure receipt of unearned income.

NOTE: For the NA dependents, this includes actual child care, transportation and mandatory deductions associated with employment since all income of NA dependents is considered unearned.

4. Does not apply. Income of dependents is not included.

4.Does not apply.

5. Allow Basic Living Needs: difference between FSA with LRR and NA dependents and FSA without. (See Chapter 168 - Appendix B).

NOTE: Any person under support or employment sanction is not included.

5. Allow Standard of Need (See Chapter 168 -Appendix A) for parent of a TANF minor parent or stepparent and NA dependents.

NOTE: Any person under support or employment sanction is not included.

5.Same as for parent of a TANF minor parent or stepparent, except sanctions do not apply.

6. Allow verified court-ordered support payments actually paid by LRR for persons not in household. Allow verified payments made to LRR's dependents out of household.

6. Same as for LRR.

6. Same as for LRR.

7. Deduct total of steps 5 and 6 from total of steps 1 and 4.

7. Deduct total of steps 5 and 6 from amount determined in step 2.

7.Same as for parent of a TANF minor parent or stepparent.

8. Remainder is deemed available to budget group.

8. Same as for LRR.

8. Remainder is deemed available to the sponsored members of the budget group (not to exceed sponsored member's share of FSA).

Reissued September 14, 2012, replacing January 31, 2012; reviewed March 1, 2018