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TAFDC - Calculation of the Grant Amount - Massachusetts

The TAFDC monthly grant is based on:

·             Whether the grantee in the assistance unit (household) is non-exempt or exempt from the reduced need and payment standards

·             The size of the household, i.e. the number of eligible people

·             Whether there is any countable income (earned or unearned)

·             Whether the family lives in public or subsidized housing

The grant amount is calculated using the following steps:

Step 1: Identify the earned income of each member of the household, excluding:

·             non-countable income

·             income from the Full Employment Program

·             earned income of a dependent child(ren) who is a full-time student or a part-time student who is a part-time employee

·             earned income of a dependent child(ren) who is not a student or is a part-time student and a full-time employee and is a participant in a Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program during the same six months in a calendar year used in the 185% Test of Financial Eligibility

Step 2: Subtract sequentially from the remaining gross earnings of each member of the household an amount of income equal to: (a) the work-related expense deduction; and (b) if appropriate, from the remaining income of each member of an exempt household, $30 and one-third of the remainder (see Eligibility for the $30 and One-Third Disregard) or from the remaining income of each member of a non-exempt household, $30 and one-half of the remainder (see Eligibility for the $30 and One-Half Disregard).

Step 3: Subtract the appropriate dependent-care deduction.

Step 4: Total the countable earned income of all members of the household.

Step 5: Total all unearned and other income not excluded as non-countable income. This total includes deemed income, plus the gross income for those members of the filing unit that are excluded from the household.

Step 6: Add the results of Step 4 and Step 5.

Step 7: Subtract the result of Step 6 from the applicable exempt or non-exempt Eligibility Standard for the number of persons in the assistance unit. Round this amount down to the next lower whole dollar. The result, if $10 or greater, but less than the applicable exempt or non-exempt Payment Standard, is the amount to be paid monthly. If the result is less than or equal to the applicable exempt or non-exempt Need Standard but greater than the applicable exempt or non-exempt Payment Standard, the amount to be paid monthly equals the applicable exempt or non-exempt Payment Standard. If the result is zero or greater but less than $10, the assistance unit is considered to be receiving assistance but will not receive a monthly grant. If the result is less than zero, the assistance unit is financially ineligible.

See also:

TAFDC - Financial Eligibility Overview - Massachusetts

TAFDC - Table of Eligibility Standards - Exempt Assistance Units - Massachusetts

TAFDC - Table of Eligibility Standards - Non-Exempt Assistance Units - Massachusetts

TAFDC - Table of Payment Standards - Exempt Assistance Units - Massachusetts

TAFDC - Table of Payment Standards - Non-Exempt Assistance Units - Massachusetts

TAFDC - Table of Need Standards - Exempt Assistance Units

TAFDC - Table of Need Standards - Non-Exempt Assistance Units

TAFDC - Calculation of the Grant Amount Example One - Massachusetts

TAFDC - Calculation of the Grant Amount Example Two- Massachusetts

TAFDC - Overview - Massachusetts

Source

106 CMR 204.500, available in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) at:
http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dta/g_reg_204.pdf

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