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(10/01/12 - 12/31/12)
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NA EXCEPTION
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Vendor payments count when either of the following apply:
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●Payments are made instead of child support when either of the following occur:
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The court has ordered payment be made directly to the budgetary unit.
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The support is owed to the budgetary unit through a legally binding written agreement. (See Countable Support - NA)
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●Payments are made from money earned by the participant and both of the following apply:
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The money is garnished or diverted by the provider of the payment.
The money is paid to a third party for expenses of the budgetary unit.
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Key the OF Unearned Income Code in the INC field on UNIC.
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CA WARNING
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Allow the A2 payment standard when vendor payments are made for shelter expenses for three or more consecutive months.
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NA WARNING
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When dependent care, NA medical expenses or shelter expenses are paid by vendor payment, the following apply:
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●Do not allow the portion of the deduction that is paid by a noncountable vendor payment.
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●Allow any portion of the expense that exceeds the monthly payment amount paid by the vendor payment. Key the amount using the appropriate Expense Code on EXNS.
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When the allowable expense is paid by a third party as a loan that must be repaid see Expenses of NA Participants.
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