Deeming Parental Income to an SSI Child - Calculations

469-000-326

This reference applies only to 469 NAC 2-010.01F1a. Deeming is required for AABD state supplement grant payments for children who are at home on Waiver and have an FBR of $30 for SSI. SSI does not look at parental income for these cases.

 

When it has been determined that the parent(s)' income must be deemed, the deemed portion is computed according to the following procedures. Guidelines in 469 NAC 2-010 ff. are used to determine countable income of the parent(s).

  1. Total all countable unearned and earned income of the ineligible parent(s). Apply 469 NAC 2-010.01H to determine countable income.
  2. Deduct any payments of court-ordered child support made to or for an individual not in the household.
  3. Deduct an allocation for each ineligible child in the household. Each ineligible child's allocation must be reduced by the amount of his/her own income. See 469-000-206 for the amount of the allocation.
  4. Deduct an allocation for the ineligible parent(s) in the household. The amount of the allocation varies depending on if the income is all earned, unearned, or both, or whether there are one or two ineligible parents in the household. See 469-000-206 for the amount of the allocation.
  5. The remainder is the amount of income to be deemed to the client. The deemed income is considered unearned income to the client. The $20 standard income disregard is allowed from the deemed income in the client's budget.

If there is more than one AABD/MA child age 17 or younger in the household, the worker shall divide the deemed income equally among these clients.

Note: If the parent(s)' income has been deemed to the child, the medical expenses (including insurance premiums) of the parent(s) and any siblings for whom the parent(s) is responsible for paying medical expenses may be applied to the child's excess income spenddown (see 469 NAC 4-004).

(Rev. March 16, 1998)