Work-related-expense Deduction

(A) Requirements. An employed applicant is entitled to a $200 monthly work-related-expense deduction from gross wages in determining eligibility. An employed client is entitled to a $200 monthly work-related-expense deduction from gross wages in determining the grant amount, unless eligible for the 100% Earned Income Disregard pursuant to 106 CMR 704.281. A person who meets the provisions of 106 CMR 704.335 for EAEDC or 106 CMR 704.210(D) for TAFDC, whose income is deemed to the filing unit, is also entitled to a $200 monthly deduction from gross wages for a work-related-expense deduction. (B) Restrictions. An applicant or client who meets the provisions of 106 CMR 704.280(A) or (B) or 106 CMR 704.286(C) for EAEDC shall not be eligible for the work-related-expense deduction. (2) An applicant or client who is required to be in the filing unit, but is not included in the assistance unit, shall not be eligible for the work-related-expense deduction. (KK) Agent Orange Settlement Fund payments made to Vietnam veterans or their survivors, pursuant to Public Law 101-201, effective January 1, 1989; (LL) Money received from a loan secured by the equity in the home of an individual who is 60 years of age or older (also known as a "reverse mortgage"); (MM) Payments made pursuant to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990; (NN) Payments credited to an escrow account pursuant to the Family Self-sufficiency Program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) when the filing unit lacks the legal ability to use the money for its support and maintenance. (00) Payments made to individuals because of their status as victims of Nazi persecution pursuant to Public Law 103-286; (PP) Youthbuild or Americorps allowances, earnings or payments to individuals participating in those programs; and (QQ) Veterans Benefits Payments to a female Vietnam veteran made on behalf of a child with birth defects or spina bifida.