Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 183 - INCOME › MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT DETERMINATION › Section 183.105 - Increases in income

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
An increase in actual, deemed or estimated income of the
						budget group in a calendar month affects eligibility and the amount of the
						monthly assistance payment as follows:
(1) If the increase in recurring income
					 results in ineligibility, and the ineligibility is expected to last more than 1
					 month, assistance is terminated for the first check which can be reached in the
					 first month of ineligibility or the following month with proper notice being
					 provided as described in §
											133.4 (relating to procedures). An
					 overpayment occurs for assistance received beginning with the first month of
					 ineligibility.
(2) If the increase
					 in recurring or nonrecurring income results in ineligibility, but ineligibility
					 will exist for only 1 month, and it is caused by excessive income or other
					 similar circumstances in the budget month, assistance is suspended for the
					 corresponding payment month using the proper notice as described in §
											133.4.
(3) If the increase in recurring or
					 nonrecurring income does not result in ineligibility, the increase in actual or
					 deemed income in the budget month affects the assistance payment in the
					 corresponding payment month.
(4) If
					 the increase in income is due to receipt of a lump sum payment, the payment is
					 treated as income in the month of receipt and a resource in subsequent months
					 as follows:
(i) A lump sum payment is counted
					 if it is received by a member of the budget group or certain other household
					 members such as an LRR, a parent of a TANF minor parent, a stepparent or a
					 sponsor of an alien. A lump sum payment received by a sponsor is subject to
					 deeming, provided the alien entered the United States within 3 years prior to
					 the month in which the payment would be counted under § 183.36 (relating
					 to income deemed available from a sponsor).
(ii) Income deductions, as specified in
					 §§
												183.91-183.95 and
					 183.98, are applied to a lump sum
					 payment.
(iii) The receipt of a
					 lump sum payment affects eligibility as follows:
(A) If a lump sum payment does not result in
					 ineligibility, the actual or deemed lump sum is adjusted as income in the
					 corresponding payment month.
(B) If
					 a lump sum payment results in ineligibility only in the month of receipt,
					 assistance is suspended in the corresponding payment month.
(C) If a lump sum payment results in
					 ineligibility that may last more than 1 month, assistance is terminated for the
					 first payment date that can be reached either in the month of receipt or the
					 following month after proper notice is provided, as described in §
													133.4. An overpayment occurs for
					 cash assistance received during a month of ineligibility.
(iv) When a lump sum payment is received by a
					 budget group member or LRR living in the household, the portion of the lump sum
					 payment that remains after the month of receipt is considered a resource under
					 §
												177.1 (relating to general
					 requirements).
(v) When a lump sum
					 payment is received by a stepparent or a parent of a TANF minor parent, the
					 portion retained by the stepparent or parent of a TANF minor parent after the
					 month of receipt is a resource to that individual and is not considered in
					 determining the eligibility of the budget group unless it is actually made
					 available to the budget group.
(A) If a
					 stepparent or parent of a TANF minor parent received a lump sum payment, the
					 net amount of the lump sum, after allowable deductions, is deemed as income to
					 the budget group in the month the lump sum is received.
(B) In the month following the month of
					 receipt, the remaining portion of the lump sum would be a resource to the
					 stepparent or parent of a TANF minor parent. This resource amount would be
					 excluded as a resource to the budget group unless the stepparent or parent of a
					 TANF minor parent made any or all of it available to the budget
					 group.
(vi) When a lump
					 sum payment is received by a sponsor of an alien, the portion retained by the
					 sponsor after the month of receipt is a resource to the alien in subsequent
					 months, provided the alien entered the United States within 3 years prior to
					 the month in which the payment would be counted, as specified under
					 subparagraph (i).
(vii) If the
					 exact amount of a lump sum payment that is received is unknown because of a
					 refusal to provide this information, the budget group is ineligible due to
					 failure to cooperate under §
												125.21(a)
					 (relating to policy).