Expenses Page Help
Answer Yes or No to each question. If you aren’t sure, leave it blank.
If you marked yes, enter the total amount paid per month next to the person’s name.
Questions and features on this page
| Child or Adult Care | Child or Adult Care is an expense you pay to someone else to take care of another person who lives with you while you work or look for work. If a state agency or someone who lives outside your home pays a care cost for someone in your home, do not count their part of the payment. |
| Medical Costs | Medical Costs are medical expenses for the people in your home who are blind, permanently disabled or 60 and older. Some examples include:
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| Child Support | Child support is money you are legally obligated to pay for children that do not live with you. If you give money to these children but it's not legally obligated, please do not include it as an expense. This field is for child support the adults in the home pay, NOT child support you or your children receive from someone outside your home. |
| Rental or Mortgage | Rental and mortgage costs are the amount you pay to live at your residence. If you are in subsidized housing, only include the amount you pay for rent. Don't include any utility costs in this field. |
| Heating or Cooling | Heating and cooling costs are the amount you pay for utilities that are used for either heating or cooling your residence. Don't include any rental or mortgage costs in this field. |
| Medical Premium | Enter the amount anyone in your home pays for a Medical Premium even if you have already included this expense in the "Medical Costs" section. Medical premiums are the fixed amount you pay monthly to purchase your health care coverage or coverage for a dependant, either through your employer or an insurance company. |