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e. Recurring annuities, insurance, pensions, retirement, and disability benefits. NOTE: Annuity payments paid quarterly shall be averaged over three months and counted as monthly unearned income. Annuity payments paid annually shall be averaged over twelve months and counted as monthly unearned income; f. Military cash allowances; g. Worker’s compensation; h. Investment income and capital gains; i. Public assistance cash benefits: Temporary Assistance (TA), Adult Public Assistance (APA) and Native Family Assistance Program (NFAP) paid to thefamily; j. Federal cost-of-living allowances (COLA); k. Employer contributions for child care costs; l. Strike benefits from a union fund; m. Stipends; n. Room and board paid to the family by others in the household; o. Net rental income (gross rental income minus allowable costs of doing business); p. Recurring dividends other than Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Distributions (ANSCA) or Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD); q. Recurring interest; r. Recurring net royalties; s. Recurring periodic receipts from estates or trust; and t. Non-Recurring Lump Sums: Non-recurring lump sums are one-time payments including, but not limited to, insurance proceeds, disability and death benefits, awards and cash gifts, inheritance, severance pay, and net gambling or lottery winnings in excess of $500.00; and u. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Distributions: ANCSA cash distributions are paid by a Regional or Village Native Corporation. Income received from these distributions in excess of $2,000.00 in a calendar year per shareholder is counted as unearned income.

7. Employer Contributions toward Child Care Costs When an employer includes financial assistance toward the costs of the employee’s child care, the amount reflected on the pay statement is included in the family’s countable monthly income as unearned income.