HAR §17-676-24. Unemployment insurance benefits

(a) All unemployment insurance benefits shall be counted as unearned income. Unemployment insurance benefits may be available to any individual who has worked in covered employment. (b) For the financial assistance programs, the amount withheld from unemployment insurance benefit payments to recover overpayments or to pay child §17-676-24 676-16 support obligations shall not be considered countable income. [Eff 3/19/93; am 8/1/94; am 4/1/96; comp 11/09/06] (Auth: HRS §346-53) (Imp: HRS §346-29; 7 C.F.R. §273.9(b); 45 C.F.R. §233.20) §17-676-25 Supplemental security income benefits. (a) For the State-ABD and the General Assistance programs, supplemental security income (SSI) benefits shall be counted as unearned income as follows: (1) Medicare premium deductions, even if actually deducted from the payment, shall be included in the countable benefit amount. (2) The amount of the SSI benefits actually received, except as specified in paragraph (1), which may reflect recoupments, shall be the countable benefit amount. (b) For the AFDC program, SSI benefits of an individual excluded as specified in section 17-656.1- 17, shall not be counted as income in determining eligibility or the amount of assistance for the remaining household members. (c) For the food stamp program, the SSI benefits, after deductions for recoupment, shall be countable unearned income. [Eff 3/19/93; am 8/1/94; am 9/26/97; am 7/16/99; am 11/19/05; am and comp 11/09/06] (Auth: HRS §346-53) (Imp: HRS §346-29; 7 C.F.R. §273.9(b); 45 C.F.R. §233.20) §17-676-26 Worker’s compensation benefits and temporary disability insurance benefits as unearned income. (a) In the food stamp program, all worker’s compensation benefits prior to any deductions, shall be counted as unearned income in determining eligibility and benefits. (b) In the financial assistance program, worker’s compensation benefits shall be counted as unearned income if not employer funded or if the §17-676-29 676-17 recipient of the benefits is no longer considered an employee of the company. (c) For financial assistance and food stamp programs, temporary disability insurance benefits shall be counted as unearned income if not employer funded or the recipient of the benefit is no longer considered an employee of the company. [Eff 3/19/93; am 3/14/94; am 1/30/95; comp 11/09/06] (Auth: HRS §346-53) (Imp: HRS §346-29; 7 C.F.R. §273.9(b); 45 C.F.R. §233.20)