Section 6.94.125. Income eligibility criteria.

	(a)  To qualify for a grant under 6 AAC 94.100 - 6 AAC 94.180, an applicant's income for 1998, or, if applying for assistance due to the Norton Sound fisheries failure, for 1999, must be less than or equal to the applicable income eligibility level listed in (b) of this section.  
	(b)  Income eligibility levels are as follows:  
		(1) if the applicant is an individual, the applicant's income for 1998, or, if applying for assistance due to the Norton Sound fisheries failure, for 1999, must be less than or equal to $13,488;  
		(2) if the applicant is a family member, the applicant's family income for 1998, or, if applying for assistance due to the Norton Sound fisheries failure, for 1999, must be less than or equal to an amount that corresponds to the applicant's family size as follows:  
         Family Size       Income Eligibility Level
              2             $21,552
              3             $24,240
              4             $26,928
              5             $29,040
              6             $32,292
              7             $34,980
              8             $37,668
      Each added
      dependent             $2,676
	(c)  In this section, "income" means gross income less deductions for the following items:  
		(1) money received from student study grants;  
		(2) longevity bonus payments received under AS 47.45;  
		(3) payments received under 43 U.S.C. 1601 - 1629 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act);  
		(4) permanent fund dividends received under AS 43.23;  
		(5) wages received by a full time student under 18 years of age who is not the head of the household;  
		(6) payments received for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with employment, including travel, mileage, and per diem reimbursement;  
		(7) payments received for reimbursement of medical expenses;  
		(8) payments for jury duty issued directly to the employer;  
		(9) food or rent in lieu of wages;  
		(10) non-cash or in-kind income;  
		(11) money received from an educational, personal, commercial, or other loan for which the borrower has an obligation to repay;  
		(12) payments received under 42 U.S.C. 5044 for support services or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, such as lunches or transportation, made to an individual serving as a volunteer in a domestic volunteer service program under 42 U.S.C. 4951-5028a;  
		(13) payments made to, or on behalf of, a household member by the division of vocational rehabilitation, Department of Labor and Workforce Development or by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, for purposes related to training programs in which the individual is enrolled;  
		(14) cash gifts that do not exceed a total of $20 per month, per individual in the household;  
		(15) federal income tax refunds or earned income tax credits;  
		(16) the value of food stamps received;  
		(17) the value of non-cash general relief assistance received under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300;  
		(18) income specifically excluded by federal law from being counted as income for purposes of the determination of eligibility or payment amounts under AS 47.27  (Alaska Temporary Assistance Program);  
		(19) essential living expense grants provided under the governor's disaster declarations dated July 30, 1998, September 16, 1998, and October 16, 1998;  
		(20) payments received under AS 47.27  (Alaska Temporary Assistance Program);  
		(21) adult public assistance payments received under AS 47.25.430 - 47.25.615;  
		(22) payments received under 7 AAC 44 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), or from a tribal organization under 42 U.S.C. 8621-8629;  
		(23) the first $50 per month of child support payments received;  
		(24) payments received from the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 47.14.100 for the care of a foster child, or payments received from the Department of Administration under AS 47.24.011 for the care of a vulnerable adult, unless the foster child or vulnerable adult is claimed on the application;  
		(25) proceeds from the sale of personal property;  
		(26) general assistance payments received from the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs under 25 C.F.R. 20;  
		(27) proceeds from the sale of stocks or bonds.  

Authorities

26.23.020;26.23.040;26.23.050;26.23.220;26.23.300

Notes

Reference

6 AAC 94.120

Authority

AS 26.23.020 AS 26.23.040 AS 26.23.050 AS 26.23.220 AS 26.23.300

History

Eff. 3/16/2000, Register 154; am 8/10/2000, Register 155; am 9/11/2000, Register 156