HF 732

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/27/2023 12:05am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying income definitions for housing support;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.03, subdivision 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.03, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Countable income.

new text begin (a) new text end "Countable income" means all income received by an
applicant or recipient as described under section 256P.06, less any applicable exclusions or
disregards. deleted text begin For a recipient of any cash benefit from the SSI program, countable income
means the SSI benefit limit in effect at the time the person is a recipient of housing support,
less the medical assistance personal needs allowance under section 256B.35. If the SSI limit
or benefit is reduced for a person due to events other than receipt of additional income,
countable income means actual income less any applicable exclusions and disregards.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) For a recipient of any cash benefit from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
program who lives in a setting described in section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b),
clause (2), countable income equals 30 percent of the SSI benefit limit in effect at the time
a person is a recipient of housing support. If the SSI limit or benefit is reduced for a person
due to events other than receipt of additional income, countable income equals 30 percent
of the recipient's actual income less any applicable exclusions and disregards.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding the earned income disregard described in section 256P.03 for a
recipient of any cash benefit from the federal Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance
program or from the Department of Veterans Affairs who lives in a setting as described in
section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), clause (2), countable income equals 30
percent of the recipient's total income, including benefits actually received from these
programs, any additional unearned income as defined in section 256P.06, and any earned
income, in the month the person receives housing support. For recipients under this paragraph,
the medical assistance personal needs allowance described in section 256I.04, subdivision
1, paragraphs (a), clause (2), and (b), does not apply.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This is section is effective August 1, 2023.
new text end