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Benefit Planning Tool — Guide and Instructions

|Client name: |      |Client number: |      |

|First calculate the projected wage for the anticipated job. |

|Hours worked per month |      |multiplied by hourly wage |      |

|Cash benefit type: |      | |      |

|Earned income: |      | |      |

|Total of |0[pic]$0.00 | | |

|cash income: | | | |

|SNAP[1] amount: |      | |      |

|Total income: |$0.00[pic]$0.00 | | |

|Expense |Current |Impacted by earned income? |Impact of earned income |

| | |(yes/no) | |

|Housing: |      | |      |

|Healthcare benefit: |      | |      |

|Childcare cost: |      | |      |

|Total expense: |0[pic]$0.00 | | |

|Total net income: |$0.00[pic]$0.00 | | |

|What is the change in monthly income with employment?       |

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|What additional work incentives will your client be eligible for?       |

|Detail income |

|Income |Current |Impacted by earned income? (yes/no) |Impact of earned income |

|Cash benefit type — List |List dollar amount received |Yes — cash amount is reduced by earned |Enter new amount of cash benefit based on formula; |

|benefit type |each month |income and formula |SSI — amount is reduced one |

|such as SSI, SSDI or TANF: | |No — no impact |dollar for every two earned; |

| | | |first $85 is exempt |

| | | |SSDI — no reduction if earnings remain under |

| | | |SGA — ($1,010 for 2012) |

|Earned income: |If working, enter total |N/A |Enter anticipated total monthly gross earnings including hourly|

| |monthly gross earnings | |wage and projected hours per week |

| |including hourly wage and | | |

| |hours | | |

| |per week | | |

|Total of |Add columns above |N/A |Add columns above |

|cash income: | | | |

|SNAP[2] amount: |Enter current SNAP grant |Yes — SNAP amount |Enter in amount of SNAP award |

| |amount |is reduced by | |

| | |earned income | |

| | |No — no impact | |

|Total income: |Add total cash income and | |Add total cash income and SNAP amount |

| |SNAP amount | | |

|Details expense |

|Expense |Current |Impacted by earned income? |Impact of earned income |

| | |(yes/no) | |

|Housing — State voucher type or |Enter amount of |Yes — impacted by earned income |To determine adjusted amount contact: |

|program for subsidized rent: |rent payment |No — no impact |Local Public Housing Authority (PHA) rent specialist or |

| | | |Supported Housing Program rent specialist/calculator |

|Healthcare benefit: |List out of pocket |Yes — impacted by earned income |List out of pocket cost if applicable |

| |cost if applicable |No — no impact | |

|Childcare cost: |List out of pocket |Yes — impacted by earned income |List out of pocket childcare costs/co-pay |

| |childcare costs/ |No — no impact | |

| |co-pay | | |

|Total expense (Housing, healthcare|Add housing, | |Add housing, healthcare and childcare costs |

|childcare): |healthcare and | | |

| |childcare costs | | |

|Total net income: |Subtract expenses | |Subtract expenses from income |

| |from income | | |

|What is the change in monthly income with employment? |

|(Consider the difference between income with employment and income without employment.) |

|What additional work incentives will the client be eligible for? |

|(Consider benefits that come with having a job — refer to resources.) |

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[1] Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

[2] Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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