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VA Income Based on Need - ABD Income Exclusion - Medicaid

Income Based on Need (IBON) is counted as income dollar for dollar, unless it is totally excluded by statute (e.g., Food Stamps) or excluded under a Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS). It is not excluded from income and resources in determining eligibility for Medicaid in the Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) Covered Groups

The $20 general income exclusion does not apply to IBON. (In other words, the total amount of IBON is included as countable unearned income.)

Income based on need (IBON) is assistance:

·             Provided under a program which uses income as a factor of eligibility; and

·             Funded wholly or partially by the Federal government (e.g. the Department of Veteran's Affairs) or a nongovernmental agency (e.g., Catholic Charities or the Salvation Army) for the purpose of meeting basic needs (i.e., the funds are provided specifically for a formalized program whose general purpose is similar to that of the SSI program).

EXCEPTIONS:

State supplementary payments made to refugees are not IBON despite involvement of Federal funds.

If a nongovernmental agency is involved, the assistance may qualify for exclusion as Home Energy Assistance and Support and Maintenance Assistance, or meet the definition of a social service.

NOTE Possible Confusion: IBON is treated differently from Assistance Based on Need (ABON)

See Also:

Aged, Blind and Disabled Income Exclusions

Countable Income

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VA Medicaid Eligibility

VA Medicaid Covered Groups

VA Medicaid Overview

VA Benefit Information System Welcome and Introduction

Source:

Information for this topic was drawn from Chapter S08 of the Department of Social Services (DSS) Medicaid Manual.

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