Garnishments from Income 400-28-65-30-15
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NDAC 75-02-01.3-07
Any garnishments – whether from earned or unearned income - are not excluded. The total gross income (to include the amount garnished) must be counted.
Social Security Disability, Survivors and Retirement and SSI overpayments being deducted from benefits are normally considered to be available because the applicant or recipient can pursue a waiver of the overpayment. Only if the waiver has been denied after a good faith effort, can the overpayment deductions be considered unavailable.
Occasionally other delinquent debts owed to the federal government may be collected from an individual’s benefit. These other reductions of benefits are not allowed to reduce the countable benefit amount. The award amount of the benefit is counted as available.
