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Example:
William receives his LES and it shows a Clothing Maintenance Allowance
(CMA) of $125 in the entitlement column. In the deduction column, the
(CMA) is listed as $100. Even though William did not spend the entire
amount of the clothing allowance the entire $125 is exempt income.
2. Unearned Income
a. Deposit to a Joint Account
The amount that a deployed military person deposits to a joint account
will be counted as unearned income to the household. Any amount
spent by the deployed member is not available to the household so is
not counted as income.
Example:
Bill is in the military and receives $1000 per month in wages. Bill’s wife
Virginia and their daughter Anna have an open case. Bill has his military
pay deposited into a bank account in his name only; Virginia has no
access to the funds or to the account. Do not count any of Bill’s income
in the eligibility determination for Virginia and Anna.
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Example:
Joe is in the military. His paycheck is $1000 a month. He deposits $500
into his account and $500 into a joint account with his wife, Andrea. The
$500 deposited into the joint account is budgeted as unearned income to
the household. Since Andrea does not have access to Joe’s account,
only the amount deposited in their joint account counts.
Example:
Ralph is in the military making $1200 a month. An allotment check of
$1000 is paid directly to his wife Karla, and $200 to himself. The money
sent to Karla counts as unearned income.
Example:
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