For EA shelter terminations due to income levels between 1/23/08 (when federal poverty guidelines increased) and Beacon's update, caseworkers must manually compare household's income to the chart in this email.

EA regulations have been revised to allow an EA AU who becomes financially ineligible because the family’s income exceeds the EA Eligibility Standard to continue receiving shelter benefits for a period of six months from the date the EA Eligibility Standard was exceeded. During the six months the EA AU may become ineligible for another reason.

The FY06 budget has been approved. As a result, effective July 1, 2005, the EA Eligibility Standard has been increased to 130% of the Federal Poverty Level. As of July 26, 2005, the July 1, 2005 EA Eligibility Standard was used in the EBC in BEACON for applications and reevaluations.

When re-evaluating eligibility of an EA assistance unit, the TAFDC $148.50 in-kind deduction for free shelter will not be used in determining financial eligibility.