Revision 10-3; Effective September 1, 2010
A dependent family member may be either spouse's minor or dependent children, dependent parents and dependent siblings (including half brothers, half sisters and siblings gained through adoption) who were living in an institutionalized client's home before the client's institutionalization, and who are unable to support themselves outside the client's home because of medical, social or other reasons.
Non-Spousal
The dependent allowance is calculated by subtracting the dependent's income from the SSI federal benefit rate for an individual when there is not a community spouse. Mandatory payroll deductions also apply to a dependent's earned income.
Spousal
If in a spousal situation, the dependent allowance is calculated by subtracting the dependent's income from 150% of the monthly federal poverty level (FPIL) for a family of two, and dividing by three. Mandatory payroll deductions also apply to a dependent's earned income. The dependent family member must have been living in the person's home before the person's absence, must continue to live with the community spouse and must be unable to support himself outside the home because of medical, social or other reasons. See Section J-7400, Spousal Impoverishment Dependent Allowance, for more information on dependent allowance in a spousal budget.