10A NCAC 71P .0405. RECIPIENT/SPOUSE BOTH RECEIVING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

If a recipient is in domiciliary care and his spouse receives AA‑SA or AD‑SA, the monthly special assistance payment shall be computed by:

(1)           Determining needs by adding the domiciliary care rate for the approved level of care to the maintenance allowance; and

(2)           Subtracting net income from his needs.  (If he has excess income above his needs, the excess shall be applied toward his spouse's needs.  The couple is allowed to divide their income equally.  If so, and either spouse has excess income above his needs, the excess shall be applied toward the other spouse's needs.); and

(3)           The difference is rounded to the nearest dollar.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑153;

Eff. January 1, 1983.