HAR §17-676-55
HAR §17-676-55. REPEALED
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 17-676-55
[R 1/06/12]
§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
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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 ]
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(Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§273.10; 273.21;
Pub. L. No. 110-246)
§17-676-57 (Reserved)
SUBCHAPTER 6
DETERMINING MONTHLY INCOME
IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ONLY PROGRAM