Use the Average Calculator to prospectively budget income from child/spousal support.
One child support record is added per child and per child support order.
NOTE: Programs that allow a one third child support income disregard should be calculated off system and entered in the Reported Amount field.
See the steps under Adding Income for help navigating to the Income Detail page.
Select the consumer receiving the child support from the Name drop-down menu.
Select the appropriate Type from the Type drop-down menu.
Select the Frequency the income is received from the Frequency drop-down menu.
NOTE: Frequency is set to whatever is in the Average Calculator.
Example: If child support is received and recorded weekly in the Average Calculator, select Weekly as the Frequency. If it is received every other week, select Every Two Weeks. The Frequency should always match what is being recorded in the Average Calculator.
NOTE: If child support is received sporadically, the user may need to determine a monthly average off system, then use Once a Month as the Frequency and the Monthly Average in the Reported Amount. If a monthly amount is determined off system the user should always keep a Journal record of how the support amount was determined.
Enter the First and Last Name of the person paying the support in the Person Paying Name text box.
Select Elderly and Disabled or MIPPA from the Display Programs drop-down menu under the Income Amounts block.
Click the Add button. The Income Amount Detail page displays.
Enter the Date Received using the <mm/dd/yyyy> format or the calendar icon for the child/spousal support amounts in the Average Calculator.
Enter the Child/Spousal Support Amount received in the Average Calculator Amount field.
For the Count in Average column, if any amounts are not representative and should not be included in the calculation select No from the drop-down menu, otherwise leave the value defaulted to Yes.
Click the Add button to create an additional support value in the Average Calculator to record multiple support amounts.
NOTE: The user should not select a Divisor. The calculator determines a monthly amount based on the information entered in the Average Calculator.
Select the Number of Children from the drop-down menu if the support is for more than one person . If the income is spousal support or is for only one child the user does not need to select a value.
Click the Calculate button when all payment/check amounts are entered.
Select the Use button to import the information to the Reported Amount field to ensure that all income requirements are calculated correctly for all programs.
NOTE: The Reported Amount field is what EDBC uses in the income determination.
Set the Begin Date to either the first day of application month for a new application, the first day of the first prior Medical month for prior Medical, or the date of the first paycheck for a change to an ongoing program.
Select the Verification for the Verified drop-down menu.
Select the Source of the verification.
Click the Save and Return button.
NOTE: If the calculator is being used for child support income and there is more than one child on the record, then the record can be copied to capture income for the other child(ren) by selecting the Copy button.