HF 3568

1st Division Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/16/2022 12:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying housing support countable income; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256I.03, subdivision 7.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256I.03, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Countable income.

"Countable income" means all income received by an
applicant or recipient as described under section 256P.06, less any applicable exclusions or
disregards. For a recipient of any cash benefit from the SSI program new text begin who does not live in
a setting as described in section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), clause (2) new text end , 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. new text begin
For a recipient of any cash benefit from the SSI program who lives in a setting as described
in section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), clause (2), countable income means 30
percent of the recipient's SSI benefit amount at the time the person is a recipient of housing
support. For a recipient of any cash benefit from veterans' programs who lives in a setting
as described in section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), clause (2), countable income
means 30 percent of the recipient's veterans' benefit amount at the time the person is a
recipient of housing support.
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