Section 704.286 - EAEDC Earned Income DisregardsAn applicant or client is eligible for the following disregards of the remaining gross earned income disregarded, after work-related-expenses, but before dependent-care deductions:
(A) For the first four consecutive calendar months of benefit receipt, the client is eligible for the $30 and a 1/3 disregard. Once the $30 and 1/3 disregard has been used for four consecutive calendar months, the client is ineligible for it as long as he or she continues to receive EAEDC. If the $30 and 1/3 disregard has been used for four consecutive calendar months and the client stops receiving EAEDC, the client shall be ineligible to receive this disregard again until a year has passed without receiving EAEDC.(B) For the following eight consecutive calendar months of benefit receipt, the client is eligible for the $30 disregard.(C) These disregards do not apply to the earned income of a member of the assistance unit for the month in which:(1) the applicant or client reduced his or her income or terminated his or her employment without good cause within the 30 days before the month the grant amount is calculated or who refused a bona fide job offer without good cause in the same period. See106 CMR 701.380: Good Cause Criteria for acceptable good cause reasons; or(2) the applicant or client failed without good cause to timely report income received. Good cause for failure to make a timely report shall be limited to demonstrated serious illness on the part of the applicant or client, or a dependent child. See106 CMR 701.420: Responsibility for Notification of Changes for the definition of a timely report.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1461, eff. 1/4/2022.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1465, eff. 1/4/2022.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1521, eff. 5/10/2024.