Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______Date: 1-1-94 Transmittal: UP-93-43 6000.01 ______Section: Type: Calculation of Benefits POLICY ______Chapter: Program: AFDC AABD ______MA Subject: FS Definitions ______

6000.01 Budget Month

A budget month is the calendar month from which income is used to calculate benefits.

Calculation of Benefits

Calculation of benefits is the process in which the amount of program benefits due to an assistance unit is determined by comparing the amount of the unit's applied income to the amount of the unit's total needs or an income limit.

Fill-the-Gap Budgeting

A method of computing eligibility and benefit amount under the AFDC program. Fill- the-gap budgeting is used on all AFDC cases regardless of whether or not they are prospectively or retrospectively budgeted.

Migrant Farm Worker

A migrant farm worker is a worker whose primary livelihood is derived from farm labor.

Month of Loss of Income

The month of loss of income is the month in which the last payment of non-public assistance income from a particular source is received by the assistance unit.

Payment Month

Payment month is the calendar month for which eligibility is determined and for which benefits are issued.

Post-Eligibility Treatment of Income

Post-eligibility treatment of income is the method used to calculate the extent of liability for medical expenses for residents of long term care facilities or for those receiving home and community-based services.

Prospective Calculation Method

Prospective calculation method is a method of calculating financial benefits in which the budget month and the payment month are the same calendar month.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______Date: 7-1-88 Transmittal: UP-88-45 6000.01 page 2 ______Section: Type: Calculation of Benefits POLICY ______Chapter: Program: AFDC AABD ______MA Subject: FS Definitions ______

6000.01 Retrospective Budgeting System

Retrospective Budgeting System is a system of calculating financial benefits in which both the prospective and retrospective calculation methods are used.

Retrospective Calculation Method

Retrospective calculation method is a method of calculating benefits in which the payment month follows the budget month.