FAA4 Financial Eligibility Factors

Revision 49 (01-01-21 through 12-31-21) : FAA4 Financial Eligibility Factors

FAA4 Financial Eligibility Factors

FAA4.A05B – Conservatorship Accounts

Revised procedure from faxing the court order to emailing the court order to the PST. (Effective 07/26/2021)

FAA4.A05D – Individual Development Accounts (IDA)

Revised to explain the purpose of an IDA and moved the rule out of the exception box. Added that both CA and NA must be active when determining whether an IDA is not countable as resource. (Effective for all applications received on or after 02/01/2021)

FAA4.A05D.01 – Individual Development Account (IDA) - Requirements

Removed entire section. There is no longer an agreement with Bank of America for opening IDAs. (Effective for all applications received on or after 02/01/2021)

FAA4.A05D.02 – Individual Development Account (IDA) - Screening for Eligibility

Removed entire section. There is no longer an agreement with Bank of America for opening IDAs. (Effective for all applications received on or after 02/01/2021)

FAA4.A05D.03 – Opening an Individual Development Account (IDA)

Removed entire section. There is no longer an agreement with Bank of America for opening IDAs. (Effective for all applications received on or after 02/01/2021)

FAA4.A05D.04 – Individual Development Account (IDA) - Renewals

Changed title from Monitoring the Individual Development Account (IDA). Revised this section to address requirements for renewals. Monitoring of IDAs during the approval period is not required. (Effective for all applications received on or after 02/01/2021)

FAA4.A05D.13 – Individual Development Account (IDA) Status Changes – Notifying Bank of America

Removed entire section. There is no longer an agreement with Bank of America, this section is no longer applicable. (Effective for all applications received on or after 02/01/2021)

FAA4.B03C – Cash

Expanded to include references to prepaid cards, Electronic Pay Cards, and sources of verification for cards that are not linked to a bank or credit union account. (Effective with all interviews completed on or after 06/01/2021)

FAA4.B03F – Debit Cards

New Policy

Added new reference to clarify how these types of cards are to be treated. (Effective with all interviews completed on or after 06/01/2021)

FAA4.B03I – Electronic Pay Cards

New Policy

Added new reference to clarify how these types of cards are to be treated. (Effective with all interviews completed on or after 06/01/2021)

FAA4.B03S – Prepaid Cards

New Policy

Added new reference to clarify how to treat funds on these types of cards. (Effective with all interviews completed on or after 06/01/2021)

FAA4.B03V – Federal and State Tax Refunds -Child Tax Credit – Liquid Assets

Updated subject title and added policy for State tax refunds and Child Tax Credits, treatment as a resource. (For all Eligibility Determinations Completed on or after 06/07/2021)

FAA4.G04E.04 – NA Student Eligibility-Exemptions

Removed Warning and clarified caretaker exemption eligibility requirements when there are multiple students. (Effective for all applications received on or after 02/01/2021)

FAA4.H03E.04 – CA Sanction Income

Added the associated OnBase FAA-1523A Personal Responsibility Agreement Unity form and the A026 notice as options for compliance. (Effective 03/01/2021)

FAA4.H03E.08 – Supplemental Security Income

Clarified documentation requirements when using net income and provided examples. (Effective for all applications received on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.H03E.18 – Nutrition Assistance Program

Revised due to discrepancy in budgeting income and updated policy that Puerto Rico no longer gives cash benefits for NAP. (Effective 01/11/2021)

FAA4.H03E.19 – Unemployment Insurance (UI)

Archived 03/01/2021

Archived 03/22/2021

Archived 04/19/2021

Added Railroad Retirement Board Unemployment Insurance income keying information. (Effective with all determinations completed on or after 03/01/2021). Added minors receiving UI information. (Effective for all applications received on or after 03/22/2021.) Added Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) information. (Effective 04/19/2021)

FAA4.H03E.22 – Emergency Rental Assistance Program

New Policy

Added new policy for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. (Effective with all applications received on or after 02/23/2021)

FAA4.H03E.23 – Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Payments

New Policy

Added new reference for RCA payments under types of Unearned Income. (Effective with all applications received on or after 07/15/2021)

FAA4.H03E.24 – TANF Differential Payment

New Policy

Added new reference for TANF Differential Payments under types of Unearned Income. (Effective with all applications received on or after 07/15/2021)

FAA4.H03E.25 – Utility Assistance Program

New Policy

Added a new policy reference regarding the new Utility Assistance Program. (Effective with all applications received on or after 06/16/2021)

FAA4.H03LL – Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Updated title with RRB for Railroad Retirement Board. Added two additional types of RRB Income and keying information. (Effective with all determinations completed on or after 03/01/2021)

FAA4.H03TT – Social Security Administration (SSA) Benefits

Clarified documentation requirements when using net income and provided examples. (Effective for all applications received on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.H03XX – Federal and State Tax Refunds – Child Tax Credit – Unearned Income

Changed the title for the subject to add the treatment for State tax refunds and Child Tax Credits as unearned income. (For all Eligibility Determinations Completed on or after 06/07/2021)

FAA4.H06 – Budgeting Unearned Income - Overview

Clarified documentation requirements when using net income and provided examples. (Effective for all applications received on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.I03A – Census Income

New Policy

Added new reference to reinstate census policy due to Post Enumeration Survey. (Effective the benefit month of 02/2021 through 10/2021)

FAA4.I03L– Training Related Expense Income

Added verification of the TRE reimbursement payment and moved WARNING to a note. (Effective for all eligibility determinations completed on or after 02/22/2021)

FAA4.I03R.09 – Leave Pay – Still Employed

Added verbiage regarding how to key Railroad Sickness Insurance for participants who are still employed. (Effective with all determinations completed on or after 03/01/2021)

FAA4.I05A – Sources of Earned Income Verification

Updated name of VerifyDirect to Verify Advantage. (Effective for all applications received on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.I06 – Budgeting Earned Income - Overview

Clarified documentation requirements when using net income and provided examples. (Effective for all applications received on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.K07E – NA Medical Insurance Premiums

Rearranged order of policy removed warning and exception box but used the verbiage for the policy, corrected punctuation error. (Effective for all eligibility determinations made on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.K07I – NA Medicare Premiums

Removed exception box. Rearranged the order of policy. Added information about SOLQI and added a link for SOLQI, and added a link to BDXI. (Effective for all eligibility determinations made on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.K07J – NA Medication and Prescriptions

Added online and shipping and handling. Rearranged the order of policy. Removed the exception box and used the verbiage for the policy. (Effective for all eligibility determinations made on or after 01/11/2021)

FAA4.K09G – Telephone Expense

Added directions to determine whether a telephone expense obligation remains after discounts. (Effective with all applications received on or after 04/19/2021)