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VA Question: Blind Work Expenses

Enter YES if you have any Blind Work Expenses (BWE).

BWEs are any expenses reasonably related to your employment or self-employment. (The DSS Medicaid Policy Manual says that the expenses must be reasonably attributable to earning the income.)

BWEs can include:

· Any Federal, state or local taxes on the earnings.

· Attendant care expenses

· Professional licenses and fees

· Union dues

· Mandatory contributions for such things as pensions

· The value of meals consumed during work hours

· Medical services, devices and supplies

· Non-medical supplies such as uniforms, safety shoes, humidifiers, and tools

· Training related to work

The BWE exclusion applies only to earned income.

Expenses claimed on a self-employment tax return can not be counted.

Source:

For details on BWE, see Section S0820.535 of the Department of Social Services (DSS) Medicaid Manual.

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