| Other Income | Parents/Needy Caretaker Relatives and Children Medically Needy | AABD/MA and AABD Medically Needy |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Earnings of child age 18 or younger and in school | Disregard. | Earned Income. |
| 2. Earnings of a child age 18 or younger and not in school | Treat as earned income. | Earned Income. |
| 3. Income of a parent in the home but not in the unit | Count as income in full. | N/A |
| 4. Fuel assistance payments and allowances | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 5. Energy payments | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 6. Sale of home produce, livestock, poultry | Consider as earned income. | Consider as earned income. |
| 7. Home produce from garden, livestock and poultry used by the household for their own consumption | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 8. Indian judgment funds distributed as per capita payments to members of Indian tribes or held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior, interest and investment income accrued on Indian judgment funds while held in trust, and purchases made with the funds | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 9. Jury duty pay | Disregard. | Disregard. |
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10. Any student financial assistance to an undergraduate student provided under programs in Title IV of the Higher Education Act or under Bureau of Indian Affairs student assistance programs: This would include: a. Pell Grants (formerly called BEOG's); b. Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG); c. College work study; d. Perkins Loans (formerly National Direct Student Loans); e. Guaranteed student loans (including PLUS loans and Supplemental Loans for Students); f. State Student Incentive Grants (SSIG); and g. Student assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 11. Graduate Assistantship | Consider as earned income if must perform work for pay. | Consider as earned income if must perform work for pay. |
| 12. Any portion of grants, scholarships, or graduate assistantships not listed and actually used for items such as tuition, books, fees, equipment, special clothing needs, transportation to and from school, child care services necessary for school attendance, etc. Transportation costs are allowed if the client uses private transportation or the actual cost of public transportation. The client must provide verification of expenses. Money received from the GI Bill, Veterans Administration under the Veterans Education and Employment Assistance Act for education expenses of veteran, or BIA, is treated the same way. This reference applies to undergraduate students, graduate students, and students working for a second undergraduate degree. | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 13. Any portion of a grant, scholarship, or funds paid out from a Veterans Education and Employment Assistance account not used for items listed above. | Consider as unearned income and prorate over the period for which it is intended to cover. | Consider as unearned income and prorate over the period for which it is intended to cover. |
| 14. Financial assistance for a graduate student or student working for a second undergraduate degree if the student is required to work in order to receive the assistance. This includes work study, stipends, fellowships, and graduate assistantships | Consider as earned income. | Consider as earned income. |
| 15. Payments to a client participating in training or school attendance subsidized by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 16. Payments for services or reimbursement of expenses to volunteers serving as foster grandparents, senior health aides, or senior companions, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Active Corps of Executives (ACE) and any other programs under Titles II and III, (P.L. 93-113) | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 17. Indian land lease | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 18. Income from land contracts | Consider as unearned income. | Consider as unearned income. |
| 19. HUD rental and/or utility subsidies under Section 8 of the Housing Act (lump sum or monthly payments | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 20. Rental income from real property | Consider as earned income. Treat like a small business. |
a. Consider as earned income if operated as a small business. b. Treat like unearned income from boarder/renter if not operated as a business. c. Rental property must be considered a resource if not operated like a small business. Note: For both a and b, do not deduct payments on the principal of a loan. |
| 21. Income from life estate in real property | Consider as unearned income; determine the total cost of operation and deduct from gross income. | Consider as unearned income; deduct from gross income any expenses specified as a condition of the life estate. |
| 22. A bona fide loan from any source | Disregard. | Disregard bona fide loans that must be repaid. |
| 23. Any payment received under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 24. Payments provided by a state or local government to assist in relocation | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 25. Income from boarders, rented rooms and apartments | Consider as earned income. Treat like a small business. Exception: Income received from foster care payments is disregarded. |
Consider as unearned income: a. Deduct total monthly cost of operation from the monthly gross income (If 1040 document is used to verify income, the allowance for depreciation is added back in to arrive at the adjusted gross income figure); b. From adjusted gross income, deduct the $20 standard disregard. Exception: Income received from one client/unit for board and room and all foster care payments are disregarded. c. Rental property must be considered a resource if not operated like a small business. |
| 26. Retroactive RSDI benefits | Excluded for six months following the month of receipt. | Excluded for six months following the month of receipt. |
| 27. Income from Experience Works, Inc. Senior Community Service Employment, and any other income received under Title V of the Older Americans Act | Disregard. | Consider as earned income. |
| 28. Food stamps | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 29. The value of federally donated foods | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 30. Payments from Nutrition Program for the elderly | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 31. The value of assistance from a Child Nutrition Act or National School Lunch Program | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 32. Self-employment income |
Consider as earned income: a. Deduct total monthly cost of operation from the monthly gross business income (if 1040 document is used to verify income, do not allow depreciation as a cost of operation and do not count as income capital gains and other gains from lines 13, 14 and 15 of form 1040); b. From adjusted gross income, deduct the appropriate standard disregard for earned income. |
Consider as earned income: a. Deduct total monthly cost of operation from the monthly gross business income (if 1040 document is used to verify income, do not allow depreciation as a cost of operation and do not count as income capital gains and other gains from lines 13, 14 and 15 of form 1040); b. From adjusted gross income, deduct the appropriate standard disregard for earned income. |
| 33. Federal and state income tax refunds | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 34. EICs and AEIC | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 35. Victims’ compensation payments, i.e., payments received from a state or local government to aid victims of crime | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 36. Subsidized adoption or subsidized guardianship payments from Title IV-E or child welfare funds | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 37. Any unassigned child, cash, medical, or spousal support | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 38. Unassigned child, cash, medical support paid on behalf of an AABD/MA child | Unearned income. | Disregard 1/3 of the amount. |
| 39. Payments to individuals due to their status as victims of Nazi persecution | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 40. Payments from Title I Workforce Investment Act (WIA) for classroom training | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 41. Unpredictable gifts of indeterminate value | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 42. Interest on Series E savings bonds and other bonds which accrue interest | Treat as a lump sum. | Consider as unearned income when redeemed. |
| 43. Income from the sale of blood or plasma | Count as earned income from self-employment. | Consider as unearned income. |
| 44. Earnings received from the employer or compensation in lieu of wages under a Title I WIA program | Disregard for a student regardless of age. |
a. For clients age 18 and younger who are full-time students, disregard for six months per calendar year; then consider as earned income. b. For clients age 19 and older, consider as earned income. |
| 45. OJT payments made to adults by an employer | Consider as earned income. | Consider as earned income. |
| 46. Title I WIA program allowance paid to the client or vendor payments made to the provider for supportive services, such as transportation, meals, special tools, and clothing. This includes temporary Welfare-to-Work payments and work experience payments made through Workforce Development | Disregard for all ages. | Disregard for all ages. |
| 47. Earned and unearned income received by a youth age 18 or younger under a Title I WIA program. For a minor parent who is applying for Medicaid for him/herself, see 477 NAC 22-002.06. | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 48. Declared cash winnings; interest and dividends (may be prorated on a monthly basis); a gift that marks a special occasion; small and insignificant children's cash allowances | Disregard $10 a month per individual for each income type. If more than $10 a month per individual, count the amount that exceeds $10 as unearned income. | Disregard $10 a month per individual for each income type. If more than $10 a month per individual, count the amount that exceeds $10 as unearned income. |
| 49. Income from securities and investments | Disregard $10 a month per individual for each income type. If more than $10 a month per individual, count the amount that exceeds $10 as unearned income. | Disregard $10 a month per individual for each income type. If more than $10 a month per individual, count the amount that exceeds $10 as unearned income. |
| 50. Interest on Series H savings bonds and other bonds which pay dividends or interest | Disregard $10 a month per individual for each income type. If more than $10 a month per individual, count the amount that exceeds $10 as unearned income. | Disregard $10 a month per individual for each income type. If more than $10 a month per individual, count the amount that exceeds $10 as unearned income. |
| 51. Veterans pension benefits reduced to $90 for nursing home residents | N/A | Disregard. |
| 52. Picket pay or strike pay | Consider as earned income |
a. Consider as earned income if the client is required to perform specific duties or participate for a specific number of hours. Allow the earned income disregards. b. If the client is not required to perform specific duties or participate for a specific number of hours, consider as unearned income. |
| 53. Any payment received from the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Funds | Disregard. | Disregard. Any interest earned on unspent RECTF payments is counted as unearned interest income. |
| 54. Veterans Assistance benefits received by the spouse of an SSI recipient if the spouse is applying for or receiving AABD/MA | N/A |
a. Disregard the amount of VA benefits, if any that are budgeted by SSI to the SSI spouse. b. Consider as unearned income the remainder on the AABD/MA budget of the non-SSI spouse. |
| 55. Agent Orange settlement payments | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 56. Benefits under Public Law 104-204 for a child born with spina bifida and whose parent(s) is a Vietnam veteran | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 57. Payments made from any fund established as a result of the case of Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation, et al. to hemophilia patients who are infected with HIV | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 58. Payments to AmeriCorps volunteers | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 59. The living allowance issued to Job Corps recipients or the readjustment allowance that is issued when Job Corps participants leave the program | Consider as earned income. | Consider as earned income. |
| 60. In-kind income received by Job Corps participants for food, shelter, etc. | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 61. Insurance payments for damage to personal property | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 62. Assistance received under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 or under a federal statute because of catastrophe declared to be a major disaster by the President and any interest earned on the assistance | Disregard. | Disregard. |
| 63. Christmas bonus/work related bonus | Consider as an earned income lump sum. For children, consider as earned income. Count as an earned income lump sum if received in a separate check. | Earned income. |
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