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<br />Necessary and Reasonable Expenses <br />The family determines the type of care or auxiliary apparatus to be provided and must describe <br />how the expenses enable a family member to work. The family must certify that the disability <br />assistance expenses are necessary and are not paid or reimbursed by any other source. <br /> <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA determines the reasonableness of the expenses based on typical costs of care or <br />apparatus in the locality. To establish typical costs, SAHA will collect information from <br />organizations that provide services and support to persons with disabilities. A family may <br />costs in the area. <br />Families That Qualify for Both Medical and Disability Assistance Expenses <br /> SAHA Policy <br />This policy applies only to families in which the head or spouse is 62 or older or is a <br />person with disabilities. <br />When expenses anticipated by a family could be defined as either medical or disability <br />assistance expenses, SAHA will consider them medical expenses unless it is clear that the <br />expenses are incurred exclusively to enable a person with disabilities to work. <br />6-II.F.CHILD CARE EXPENSE DEDUCTION <br /> <br />HUD defines child care expenses <br />family for the care of children under 13 years of age during the period for which annual income <br />is computed, but only where such care is necessary to enable a family member to actively seek <br />employment, be gainfully employed, or to further his or her education and only to the extent such <br />amounts are not reimbursed. The amount deducted shall reflect reasonable charges for child care. <br />In the case of child care necessary to permit employment, the amount deducted shall not exceed <br /> <br />Clarifying the Meaning of Child for This Deduction <br />Child care expenses do not include child support payments made to another on behalf of a minor <br />household are included when determining <br />-29\]. <br />Page 6-29 <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />