When Income and Allowable Income Deductions are Verified and Changed 400-28-75-50

(Revised 7/1/2024 ML #3827)

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NDAC 75-02-01.3-07

 

Verification of gross income and allowable income deductions for all household members is required at application and review.

 

In an ongoing case, changes in gross income or allowable income deductions for existing household members are not acted upon, except in the following situations:

• There is a change in income or allowable deductions that results in a decreased co-payment. Decreases in income are only acted on when the household verifies that the reduced income will continue. Reduced income will not be allowed when the household voluntarily reduces their activity hours for an allowable activity. In these situations, the previously verified income will continue to be used for the remainder of the eligibility period. If the household reports and verifies income from a new source that results in a reduced co-payment, the old income may be removed and the new income may be used.
  
  
• Decreased income can be acted on when the household loses a job and then has a new job, when the employer reduces work hours without consent of the household, including termination, or when a household was working and then ends employment to attend an education activity.
  
  
• The household’s monthly gross income, minus allowable deductions, exceeds 85% SMI for the household size. In these situations, CCAP must be closed due to excess income. Households remain eligible for CCAP during the eligiblty period as long as total countable income is at or below 85% SMI, per the Sliding Fee Schedule, for the determined household size.

Note: If the household does not anticipate that the income will continue to exceed the income limit for the household size, the household must provide verification of anticipated income and deductions.

When adding a household member, only the new household member may verify their gross income and allowable deductions. No changes in income or deductions are made for existing household members, unless one of the situations listed above applies.