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Current earnings exemptions are as follows: | Current earnings exemptions are as follows: | ||
*a. Family units, without children, receiving income assistance: $200/month | *a. Family units, without children, receiving income assistance: $200/month | ||
*b. Family units receiving income assistance who have a dependant child or are caring for a supported child: $400/month (up from $200 as of September | *b. Family units receiving income assistance who have a dependant child or are caring for a supported child: $400/month (up from $200 as of September 1, 2015); Exception: a single parent of a child or foster child who has a disability that prevents the parent from working more than 30 hours per week has an earnings exemption of $500/month while receiving income assistance (up from $300/month as of September 1, 2015) | ||
*c.Family unit receiving PPMB assistance: | *c. Family unit receiving PPMB assistance: $500/month | ||
*d. Family unit receiving disability assistance: | *d. Family unit receiving disability assistance: | ||
**$9600 per calendar year for a single adult (or single parent) with the PWD designation; | **$9600 per calendar year for a single adult (or single parent) with the PWD designation; $12 000 for a family unit with two adults where one adult has the PWD designation, and the other adult does not. | ||
**$19,200 | **$19,200 per calendar year for families where two adults have the PWD designation. | ||
If a child is under 19 and in school full-time, a family unit can still keep the entirety of that child’s | If a child is under 19 and in school full-time, a family unit can still keep the entirety of that child’s income without it affecting their benefits (although the child’s income must still be reported to MSDSI). If a child is under 19 and not in school full time, then any income the child earns counts toward the family unit’s earnings exemption. | ||
For | For more information on earnings exemptions, see EAPWDR schedule B, s 3, and EAR, schedule B, s 3. | ||
'''It is very important to note that all earned income must be reported to MSDSI, even if it is below a person’s earnings exemption.''' | '''It is very important to note that all earned income must be reported to MSDSI, even if it is below a person’s earnings exemption.''' | ||