Income

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Economic Self-Sufficiency Program

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
65A-4.209: Income

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 33 No. 1, January 5, 2007 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The specific changes were made in response to the comments received from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.

Specific changes in rule text are as follows:

65A-4.209 Income.

(1) No change.

(2) To be financially eligible for temporary cash assistance (TCA), the total average gross monthly income, less any applicable disregards, of the standard filing unit cannot exceed the applicable payment standard for the assistance group. These standards and disregards are found in Section 414.095(10) and (11), F.S. Monthly net income is calculated based on average gross monthly family income, earned and unearned, less any applicable disregards in accordance with Section 414.095(12)(a), F.S. The monthly amount of the TCA payment is determined by subtracting the monthly net income from the applicable payment standard.

(a) The earned monthly income of the child who is a family member age 19 or younger and is full-time high school student in a secondary school or the equivalent level of vocational or technical training is disregarded in the budget. The income of a child who is a family member age 19 or younger and is a full-time student also does not count toward the payment standard or toward calculation of eligibility against the consolidated need standard. Student refers to a minor child whose needs are included in the benefit as minor child not as a parent or relative. Definition of secondary school is found in Section 1003.413(1), F.S. Definition of full-time attendance is found in paragraph 65A-4.207(1)(b), F.A.C.

(b) through (c) No change.

(d) Infrequent and/or irregular unearned income which does not exceed $60 per calendar quarter is excluded, such as gifts for Christmas, birthdays, or graduation.

Specific Authority 414.45 FS. Law Implemented: 414.095 FS.