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Programs |
Manual Section |
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ALTCS |
The customer applies in July 2026. The customer's spouse lives at home. The spouse has the following counted monthly income and expenses:
$1,200.00 – Pension benefit
$400.00 – Mortgage (includes property taxes)
$130.00 – Condominium maintenance fee (includes $15 utility charge)
$70.00 – Homeowner’s insurance
The spouse’s CSMIA calculation is shown in the following table:
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Step |
Action |
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1 |
Calculate the total excess shelter costs: $600.00 Spouse’s shelter costs ($400.00 + $130.00 + $70.00) + $314.00 Utility allowance ($329 SUA - $15 maintenance fee utility charge) $914.00 Total excess shelter costs |
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2 |
Calculate the Excess Shelter Allowance: $914.00 Total excess shelter costs - $812.00 30% of the Monthly Spousal Need Standard $102.00 Excess Shelter Allowance |
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3 |
Calculate the Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance: $102.00 Excess Shelter Allowance + $2,705.00 Monthly Spousal Need Standard $2,807.00 Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA). |
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4 |
$2,807.00 (MMMNA from Step 3) is less than $3,853.50 (Maximum Monthly Maintenance Needs Standard) |
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5 |
Calculate the CSMIA: $2,807.00 MMMNA from Step 3 - $1200.00 spouse’s counted monthly income $1,607.00 is the CSMIA. |
Customer is receiving ALTCS and has two dependents living at home with the community spouse. One dependent is the spouse’s brother, and the other is the 30-year-old child of the customer and spouse.
The brother’s total monthly income is $824.00 in Social Security Retirement benefits. His family allowance amount is calculated below:
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Monthly Spousal Need (Effective 7/1/2026) |
$2,705.00 |
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Brother’s income |
- $824.00 |
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Remainder |
$1,881.00 |
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Divide remainder by 3 |
/3 |
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Family Allowance for the brother, rounded up |
$627.00 |
The adult child’s total monthly income is $300.00 in spousal support (alimony). Her family allowance amount is calculated below:
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Monthly Spousal Need (Effective 7/1/2026) |
$2,705.00 |
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Adult child's income |
- $300.00 |
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Remainder |
$2,405.00 |
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Divide remainder by 3 |
/3 |
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Family Allowance for the adult child, rounded up |
$802.00 |
Add the Family Allowance for each dependent together to get the total Community Spouse Family Allowance.
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Family Allowance for the brother rounded up |
$627.00 |
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Family Allowance for the adult child, rounded up |
+ $802.00 |
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The total Community Spouse Family Allowance |
$1,429.00 |
The total Community Spouse Family Allowance is $1,429.00.