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RSA 167:80 · Eligibility; Income

Title
XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
167 · PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO BLIND, AGED, OR DISABLED PERSONS, AND TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Status
current
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167:80 Eligibility; Income. –

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I.

Eligibility for assistance shall be based in part on the available countable earned and unearned income of the persons in the assistance group.

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II.

The department shall establish income limits for applicant and participant assistance groups by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.

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III.

All forms of earned and unearned income shall be counted unless specifically excluded pursuant to paragraph IV.

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IV.

The following types of income shall be excluded when determining eligibility for assistance:

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(a)

Advance earned income tax credit.

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(b)

Earned income from dependent children who are full-time students in primary or secondary school or equivalent.

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(c)

Payment in kind.

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(d)

Vendor payments.

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(e)

Interest and dividends from countable resources.

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(f)

Educational scholarships, grants, and loans.

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(g)

Any income that is not legally available to the assistance group.

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(h)

Federal, state, and local means-tested assistance other than means-tested assistance that is defined as included by the department by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.

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(i)

Any other type of income excluded by the department by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A as necessary to promote the purpose and goals of this subdivision.

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V.

The treatment of non-recurring lump sum payments relative to eligibility shall be determined by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. Source. 1995, 310:62. 1996, 170:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1996.

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Source note

Source. 1995, 310:62. 1996, 170:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1996.

Source history

  • 1995, 310:62
  • 1996, 170:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1996

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