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6-II.E. DISABILITY ASSISTANCE EXPENSES DEDUCTION [24 CFR 5.603(b) and <br />24 CFR 5.611(a)(3)(ii)] <br />Reasonable expenses for attendant care and auxiliary apparatus for a disabled family member <br />may be deducted if they: (1) are necessary to enable a family member 18 years or older to work, <br />(2) are not paid to a family member or reimbursed by an outside source, (3) in combination with <br />any medical expenses, exceed three percent of annual income, and (4) do not exceed the earned <br />income received by the family member who is enabled to work. <br />Earned Income Limit on the Disability Assistance Expense Deduction <br />A family can qualify for the disability assistance expense deduction only if at least one family <br />member (who may be the person with disabilities) is enabled to work [24 CFR 5.603(b)]. <br />The disability expense deduction is capped by the amount of “earned income received by family <br />members who are 18 years of age or older and who are able to work” because of the expense [24 <br />CFR 5.611(a)(3)(ii)]. The earned income used for this purpose is the amount verified before any <br />income exclusions are applied. <br />SAHA Policy <br />The family must identify the family members enabled to work as a result of the disability <br />assistance expenses. In evaluating the family’s request, SAHA will consider factors such <br />as how the work schedule of the relevant family members relates to the hours of care <br />provided, the time required for transportation, the relationship of the family members to <br />the person with disabilities, and any special needs of the person with disabilities that <br />might determine which family members are enabled to work. <br />When SAHA determines that the disability assistance expenses enable more than one <br />family member to work, the expenses will be capped by the sum of the family members’ <br />incomes. <br />EXHIBIT 1