LTC Needs Allowance
The next deduction is one of four different needs allowances. The needs allowance is a deduction that allows the client to retain some of his or her income to pay for personal expenses.
Only one needs allowance is allowed in a given month. The allowance used depends on the client’s situation.
The four needs allowances are:
- SIS-EW Maintenance Needs Allowance.
- Home Maintenance Needs Allowance.
- Veteran’s Improved Pension.
- Clothing and Personal Needs Allowance.
Due to the complexities of this deduction we will be discussing it in more detail in the next section of this module and will come back to this portion of the LTC Income Calculation (PDF) handout.
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LTC Income Calculation - Deductions and Allowances