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Gross income eligibility standard set at 130% of poverty
line for all households excepting those containing
elderly or disabled members which continue to use net
income. |
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Standard and dependent care/excess shelter deduction
frozen at January 1981 level until July 1, 1983. At that
time deduction updated based on changes in the CPI for
the 15 months ending March 31, 1983. Deduction updated
again in October 1984 and annually thereafter.
Homeownership component of CPI no longer used in
updates. |
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Earned income deduction for working households lowered
from 20 to 18%. |
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Repealed two increases in deductions that were enacted
into law by P.L. 96-249 and were scheduled to become
effective October 1, 1982. One provision would have
created a separate dependent care deduction of up to $90
per month for working adults. The other would have
liberalized the medical deduction for the elderly and
disabled by: allowing elderly or disabled people to
deduct medical costs exceeding $25 rather than $35; and
by including in the deduction the medical expenses of
spouses who were not elderly or disabled. |
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Adjusted TFP in April 1982, July 1983, and October 1984
based on changes in the CPI during the preceding 15
months. In October 1985 and each October thereafter, the
adjustment to be based on a 12-month cost change. |
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Prohibited strikers from participating unless household
eligible prior to strike. Household cannot receive an
increase in benefits as a result of strike. |
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Boarders prohibited from applying as a separate
household. |
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Required parents under 60 and children who live together
to be considered as one household. |
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Pro-rated allotment for initial month of participation
if household does not participate for a full month. |
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Expanded the base for disqualification to include any
action that violates a State statute related to abuse of
the FSP. |
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Provided for disqualification of the household member
for 6 months for the first offense, 1 year for the
second, and permanently for the third. |
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Prohibited any increase in benefits to a household with
a disqualified member, if the increase is a result of
the disqualification. |
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Required that information on disqualified individuals be
forwarded to the Secretary for establishment of a
tracking system. |
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Permitted States to collect overissued benefits in
non-fraud cases by recouping allotments. Such
collections were limited to 10% of the household's
monthly allotment or $10 per month, whichever results in
faster collection. |
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States permitted to retain 25% of collected claims for
all overissuances, excepting agency error, in addition
to 50% of claims collected where overissuances are
determined by court action or administrative hearings. |
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Secretary authorized to collect claims due to the
federal government (for example, monies owed because of
loss or error) by reducing States' administrative funds.
The Secretary can also waive such claims. |
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Required States to implement periodic reporting and
retrospective accounting by October 1983. Migrants and
households consisting entirely of elderly or disabled
people exempted from monthly reporting requirement. If
use of retrospective accounting causes a serious
hardship on newly applying households, a supplemental
allotment may be issued. Migrant households excluded
from retrospective accounting. |
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Eliminated outreach requirement that States must inform
low-income households about the FSP. Prohibited States
from using federal funds for this activity. Retained
requirements concerning bilingual personnel and
materials. |
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Provided that effective July 1, 1982, Puerto Rico to
receive a block grant not to exceed $825 million yearly
to finance 100% of the food assistance expenditures for
needy persons and 50% of the related administrative
costs. Commonwealth must submit an annual plan to be
approved by the Secretary to qualify for this financial
assistance. |
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SSI cash-out States to remain as such. To retain SSI
cash-out status, a State's supplemental payments in
December 1980 must have included the bonus value of food
stamps. In addition, the State must have incorporated
this bonus value into the payment continuously since
December 1980. |
