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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 135 11.3 Unearned Income Unearned income is any income not defined as earned income. Unearned income includes the following: Public assistance payments (e.g. TANF, POWER, General Assistance for Children, Interim Disability Assistance [IDA]) Annuities Retirements and pensions Veterans’ benefits Disability benefits Workers’/unemployment compensation Survivors’ benefits Educational grants and loans minus allowable exclusions (see Section 11.7, Educational Assistance) Child support and alimony payments
Foster care payments if the household has chosen to include the foster child/adult in the SNAP household Cash prizes, gifts or awards Rental income when a household member manages the property less than 20 hours a week; otherwise, it is considered earned income Cash contributions made by a nursing home patient to a spouse or children at home Cash donations based on need received from a nonprofit charitable organization of over $300 in a quarter; otherwise, donation is excluded from income Sick pay, vacation pay and bonus pay if paid in more than one payment after employment termination; if received as a one-time lump sum payment after employment termination, it is considered a lump sum payment and excluded as income All others, such as: − Dividends − Interest − Royalties − Withdrawals from trust funds − Payments on sales contracts Refer to Table 25.2.b, Treatment of Income Chart, for further types of unearned income. Legal Authority Unearned income (federal). SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.9(b)(2) Return