How many times in a 48-month period can a family qualify for the earned income exclusion?
A29: A family member can only receive a total of 12 months for 100 percent of the incremental increase disregard, and 12 months of the 50 percent disregard in his or her lifetime. The disregard only applies for a maximum of 4 years from the time it is first applied. Refer to 960.255(b)(3). EXAMPLE: A tenant who qualified for the mandatory disregard based on previous unemployment works for 20 months and then is laid off. She received 12 months of the full disregard and 8 months of the 50 percent disregard. The resident is called back to work in the 30th month following initial employment. The resident is still entitled to the remaining four months of the 50 percent disregard. Q30: A tenant received TANF benefits of $500 per month from March 1999-August 1999, and at this point the tenant reached the state’s TANF time limit and benefits were terminated. The tenant got a job making $600/month for September through November 1999. At the end of November, the person quit that job and during t
