Personal Needs Supplement (Pns)

A nursing home participant may receive a PNS to bring their gross income up to forty dollars ($40). Gross income is IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 16.03.05 – Eligibility for Aid to Department of Health and Welfare the Aged, Blind, & Disabled (AABD) Section 727 Page 51 income after exclusions and before disregards, and includes money withheld to recover an AABD overpayment. The PNS is the difference between the participant's gross income and forty dollars ($40). If not in an even dollar amount, the PNS is rounded up to the next dollar. The participant's income including the PNS must not exceed forty dollars ($40). (7-1-24)