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State of Wisconsin Release 09-02 June 26, 2009 |
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State of Wisconsin Release 09-02 June 26, 2009 |
4.6.1.2 Fluctuating & Irregular Costs
4.6.1.4 Converting Expenses To Monthly Amounts
7 CFR Code of Federal Regulations 273.9(d)
A FS FoodShare group may be eligible for 6 deductions from gross income in the monthly budget that determines their benefit allotment. These deductions are: a standard deduction, an earned income deduction, a medical expenses deduction, a child a person's biological, step, or adopted son or daughter, regardless of age. support payment deduction, a dependent care expense deduction, and a shelter expense deduction. Some FS groups are not allowed a deduction for some expenses and some expenses are not always deducted in full.
The amount of the monthly expenses used to determine these deductions is determined prospectively using the best verified information available.
Do not allow a deduction from any disregarded income. Make deductions only from countable income.
If the food unit fails to report or verify an expense, the deduction is not allowed.
Most allowable expenses are deducted in the month in which the expense is expected to be billed, not the month the expense is paid.
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Example 1: Include in the group's shelter expenses rent that is due each month even if the group has not yet paid the expense. |
A food unit may choose to average an allowable deduction when the costs fluctuate or are billed on other than a monthly basis. If there is a regular interval between billing periods, average the expense over those periods. If there is no regular interval, average the expense over the period the expense is intended to cover.
The food unit can count a one time only expense as 1 time deduction or average it over the certification period. If it chooses averaging, average it over the remaining months in the certification period following the report of the expense.
The amount of the monthly expenses used to determine these deductions is determined prospectively using the best verified information available.
Expenses that are billed more or less than monthly must be converted to monthly amounts:
2 for semi-monthly expenses (billed 2 times per month)
2.15 for bi-weekly expenses (billed every 2 weeks)
4.3 for weekly expenses (billed each week)
If there is no regular interval between billing periods, average the expense over the period the expense is intended to cover.
This page last updated in Release Number: 08-05
Release Date: 12/15/08
Effective Date: 12/15/08