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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 07.03.03.14" title_num="07" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="03" heading="Lump Sum Income.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Lump sum income is a nonrecurrent money payment received by the assistance unit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Lump sum income is calculated as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Lump sum income is added to the sum of all other income for the month after work expenses and other disregards, as allowable, have been applied;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Income resulting from the computation in §B(1) of this regulation is divided by an amount equal to the allowable payment amount for the assistance unit size as described in Regulation .17 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The assistance unit is ineligible for the period of months equal to the quotient;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any amount remaining which is less than a full monthly benefit for the assistance unit size is excluded as income in the first month after the period of ineligibility; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the lump sum is less than a monthly payment amount for the assistance unit, the lump sum is excluded.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Lump Sum Income-Shortened Period of Ineligibility. The local department shall shorten the period of ineligibility for TCA due to receipt of a lump sum when the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Lump sum income becomes unavailable to the assistance unit due to circumstances beyond the assistance unit's control, with the following circumstances being considered beyond the control of the unit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Theft of money;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Disaster defined as fire, flood, tornado, or civil disorder;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Eviction or foreclosure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Theft or breakdown of an essential appliance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Breakdown of essential household furnishings, equipment, or structure necessitating repair or replacement; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Lack of heating or utilities or insufficient fuel supply;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Assistance unit incurs and pays medical expenses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Assistance unit uses the lump sum to repair a vehicle, purchase a vehicle, or pay car insurance; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Lump sum income becomes unavailable to the assistance unit due to circumstances beyond the assistance unit's control as defined by the local department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>