Deemed Income EAEDC

A deemor is an individual who is not applying for or receiving EAEDC, whose income must be considered when determining eligibility and the benefit amount.  Any income from this individual is considered Deemed Income.  The only individual considered a deemor for EAEDC is the spouse of an EAEDC client who lives in the same household.

Exception:  Income of a deemor shall not be deemed when:

  • the income is being counted in determining the deemor’s current eligibility for a cash assistance program administered by the Department, or
  • the deemor’s only income is from a cash assistance program administered by the Department

Prior to entering information about a deemor, you must establish the relationship of the deemor to the other members of the filing unit.  During the application process, enter all household members, including potential deemors, in the Household Composition page.   

In the AU Mandatory/Responsible page:

  1. select the Householder Member to be designated as a deemor
  2. select the No radio button in the Applying field for the member
  3. select the Yes radio button in the Mandatory inclusion field for the member
  4. select the Inclusion reason of Deemor, and
  5. select the Responsibility that describes the deemor from the drop-down list 

See Household Composition page for information about entering household members in addition to the applicant.

To enter additional information about the deemor you must:

  1. go to the Deemor page in the Assessed Person Income and Expenses workflow in Case Maintenance
  2. enter the number zero (0) in tax dependents for the deemor
  3. click Next to save your entries, and
  4. complete the Interview Wrapup

Note: Once information about the deemor has been entered, you must enter the deemor’s income and all other application information as you would for any other client.  Verify all application information as you would for any other client.  Always remember to complete an Interview Wrapup. The deemed income amounts will be determined in the Eligibility and Benefit Calculation (EBC).

The automated deeming calculation is as follows:

  1. The gross monthly income of the deemor is used from the Income pages
  2. The following are deducted:
    1. the Living Arrangement H Standard of Assistance for the deemor, and
    2. the work-related expense deduction, if the deemor is employed; and 
  3. the difference is counted as unearned income to the filing unit

The information you have entered on the AU Mandatory/Responsibility page, the Household page and the appropriate Income pages is used in the calculation.

Verifications of the deemor’s income are the same verifications required for EAEDC clients.

Related Topics

Income Policy and Procedures

Last Update: October 3, 2014