See ACES Screens and Online Pages for an example of pages or screens used in this chapter.
When determining eligibility for Basic Food benefits, 20% of an assistance unit’s (AU’s) gross earned income is subtracted from the AU’s countable income. See EA-Z Manual - WAC 388-450-0185 What Income deductions does the Department allow when determining if I am eligible for food benefits and the amount of my monthly benefits?
If earned income was not reported as required under EA-Z Manual - WAC 388-418-0005 How will I know what changes to report? and WAC 388-418-0007 When do I have to report changes in my circumstances?, the 20% work expense deduction is not allowed when calculating a basic food overpayment.
For information about calculating an overpayment for Basic Food, see EA-Z Manual - WAC 388-410-0030 How does the department calculate and set up my Basic Food or WASHCAP overpayment?
From Online Case Actions take the following steps:
From the Case Actions page, under Change of Circumstances, select the Benefit Month [choose the month the earned income was previously unreported] from the drop down list. Click Start Changes.
From the Navigation tree, click Income. On the Income page:
From the Navigation tree, click Review.
If there are no errors on the Review summary, click Eligibility on the Navigation tree.
On the Eligibility Summary page, click the Details link and review the Eligibility Details for each AU. If it all looks correct, Click Confirm Benefits.
Click Commit Changes on the Eligibility Summary page.
On the Eligibility Details page for the Basic Food AU, the Earned Income field within the Deduction box does not include a 20% Work Expense Deduction on the late reported income amount.
See ACES Screens and Online Pages for an example of pages or screens used in this chapter.