Spouse to Spouse Deeming

  1. Exclude from the ineligible spouse's unearned income any ineligible child deductions they are entitled to AND
  2. If the ineligible spouse does not have enough unearned income to cover these allocations, the balance is deducted from the ineligibles spouse's earned income AND
  3. Compare the ineligible spouse's remaining income (i.e. total earned and unearned) to the living allowance for a spouse