[Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)]
[Notices]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Senior Corps; Schedule of Income Eligibility Levels
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice revises the schedules of income eligibility levels
for participation in the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the
Senior Companion Program (SCP) of the Corporation for National and
Community Service, published in 70 FR 17981-17983, April 8, 2005.
DATES: These guidelines are effective as of March 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corporation for National and Community
Service, Peter L. Boynton, Senior Program Officer, Senior Corps, 1201
New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525, by telephone at (202) 606-
6825, or e-mail: seniorfeedback@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revised schedules are based on changes
in the Poverty Guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), published in 71 FR 3848-3849, January 24, 2006. In
accordance with program regulations, the income eligibility level for
each State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of
Columbia is 125 percent of the DHHS Poverty Guidelines, except in those
areas determined by the Corporation to be of higher cost of living. In
such instances, the guidelines shall be 135 percent of the DHHS Poverty
levels (See attached list of High Cost Areas). The level of eligibility
is rounded to the next higher multiple of $5.00.
In determining income eligibility, consideration should be given to
the following, as set forth in 45 CFR 2551-2553 dated October 1, 1999,
as amended per the Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 188, Friday,
September 27, 2002, Vol. 69, No. 72, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, and
Vol. 69, No. 75, Monday, April 19, 2004.
--Allowable medical expenses are annual out-of-pocket expenses for
health insurance premiums, health care services, and medications
provided to the applicant, enrollee, or spouse and were not and will
not be paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, other insurance, or by any other
third party, and must not exceed 50 percent of the applicable
Corporation income guideline.
--Annual income is counted for the past 12 months, for serving SCP and
FGP
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volunteers, and is projected for the subsequent 12 months, for
applicants to become SCP and FGP volunteers, and includes: The
applicant or enrollee's income and the applicant or enrollee's spouse's
income, if the spouse lives in the same residence. Sponsors must count
the value of shelter, food, and clothing, if provided at no cost to the
applicant, enrollee or spouse.
--Any person whose income is not more than 100 percent of the DHHS
Poverty Guideline for her/his specific family unit shall be given
special consideration for participation in the Foster Grandparent and
Senior Companion Programs:
2006 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels
[Based on 125 percent of DHHS poverty guidelines]
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Family units of
States -------------------------------------------
One Two Three Four
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All, except High Cost Areas, $12,250 $16,500 $20,750 $25,000
Alaska and Hawaii..........
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For family units with more than four members, add $4,250 for each
additional member in all States except designated High Cost Areas,
Alaska and Hawaii.
2006 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels for High Cost Areas
[Based on 135 percent of DHHS poverty guidelines]
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Family units of
States -------------------------------------------
One Two Three Four
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All, except Alaska and $13,230 $17,820 $22,410 $27,000
Hawaii.....................
Alaska...................... 16,540 22,275 28,015 33,750
Hawaii...................... 15,215 20,495 25,775 31,050
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For family units with more than four members, add: $4,590 for all
areas, $5,740 for Alaska, and $5,280 for Hawaii, for each additional
member.
The income eligibility levels specified above are based on 135
percent of the DHHS poverty guidelines and are applicable to the
following high cost metropolitan statistical areas and primary
metropolitan statistical areas:
High Cost Areas
(Including all Counties/Locations Included in that Area as Defined
by the Office of Management and Budget).
Alaska
(All Locations).
California
Inyo Mono County.
Los Angeles/Compton/San Gabriel/Long Beach/Hawthorne (Los Angeles
County).
Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/Lompoc (Santa Barbara County).
Santa Cruz/Watsonville (Santa Cruz County).
Santa Rosa/Petaluma (Sonoma County).
San Diego/El Cajon (San Diego County).
San Jose/Los Gatos (Santa Clara County).
San Francisco/San Rafael (Marin County).
San Francisco/Redwood City (San Mateo County).
San Francisco (San Francisco County).
Oakland/Berkeley (Alameda County).
Oakland/Martinez (Contra Costa County).
Anaheim/Santa Ana (Orange County).
Oxnard/Ventura (Ventura County).
Connecticut
Stamford (Fairfield).
District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia
District of Columbia and surrounding Counties in Maryland and
Virginia.
MD Counties: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Cecil, Frederick,
Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Queen Anne's Counties.
VA Counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford,
Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Manassas City, and
Manassas Park City.
Hawaii
(All Locations).
Illinois
Chicago/Des Plaines/Oak Park/Wheaton/Woodstock (Cook, DuPage and
McHenry Counties).
Lake County.
Massachusetts
Barnstable (Barnstable).
Edgartown (Dukes).
Boston/Malden (Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Middlesex and Suffolk
Counties).
Worcester (Worcester City).
Brockton/Wellesley/Braintree/Boston (Norfolk County).
Dorchester/Boston (Suffolk County).
Worcester (City) (Worcester County).
New Jersey
Bergen/Passaic/Patterson (Bergen and Passaic Counties).
Jersey City (Hudson).
Middlesex/Somerset/Hunterdon (Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset
Counties).
Monmouth/Ocean/Spring Lake (Monmouth and Ocean Counties).
Newark/East Orange (Essex, Morris, Sussex and Union Counties).
Trenton (Mercer County).
New York
Nassau/Suffolk/Long Beach/Huntington (Suffolk and Nassau Counties).
New York/Bronx/Brooklyn (Bronx, King, New York, Putnam, Queens,
Richmond and Rockland Counties).
Westchester/White Plains/Yonkers/Valhalla (Westchester County).
Ohio
Medina/Lorain/Elyria (Medina/Lorain County).
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia/Doylestown/West Chester/Media/Norristown (Bucks,
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties).
Washington
Seattle (King County).
Wyoming
(All Locations).
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The revised income eligibility levels presented here are calculated
from the base DHHS Poverty Guidelines now in effect as follows:
2005 DHHS Poverty Guidelines for All States
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Family Units of
States -------------------------------------------
One Two Three Four
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All, except Alaska and $9,800 $13,200 $16,600 $20,000
Hawaii.....................
Alaska...................... 12,250 16,500 20,750 25,000
Hawaii...................... 11,010 14,760 18,510 22,260
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For family units with more than four members, add: $3,400 for all
areas, $4,250 for Alaska, and $3,910 for Hawaii, for each additional
member.
Authority: These programs are authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5011
and 5013 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended. The
income eligibility levels are determined by the current guidelines
published by DHHS pursuant to sections 652 and 673(2) of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 which requires poverty guidelines to
be adjusted for Consumer Price Index changes.
Dated: February 17, 2006.
Tess Scannell,
Director, Senior Corps.
[FR Doc. E6-2595 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]