Community Spouse Allocation
The next deduction is the community spouse allocation. This deduction allows a portion of a client’s income to be given to the community spouse when the community spouse’s income is insufficient to meet his or her monthly maintenance needs.
In order to allow a community spouse allocation, the LTC spouse must make the funds available to the community spouse. If the LTC spouse does not make the funds available this deduction is not allowed.
A calculation must be completed to determine the amount of the allocation. We will come back to discuss this allocation in a later section of this module. Skip this section of the LTC Income Calculation (PDF) handout for now.
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LTC Income Calculation - Deductions and Allowances