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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 293 INCOME TYPE TANF, GC AND RCA SNAP NON-MAGI MEDICAL AND IDA MAGI—MEDICAID Lump sums and accrued benefits Excluded as income the month received. Lump sums include:  Winnings  Inheritances  Insurance settlements  Retroactive payments of SSI, SSDI and VA benefits

An accrued benefit is a one-time payment intended to cover a retroactive or a future period of time but not the current payment period.  Nonrecurring lump sums: Excluded as income (these are an asset in the month received)  Any portion intended to cover needs in the current month: Unearned  Lottery/gambling winnings: A household that receives a lottery or gambling winnings equal to or greater than the asset limit for elderly or disabled households loses eligibility for SNAP. This includes households that are categorically eligible for SNAP and do not have an asset limit. Excluded as income the month received. Lump sums include:  Winnings  Inheritances  Insurance settlements  Retroactive payments of SSI, SSDI and VA benefits

An accrued benefit is a one- time payment intended to cover a retroactive or future period of time but not the current payment period. Taxable /earned or unearned

Lump sum payments that are not qualified lottery winnings or qualified lump sum income are counted as income in the month they are received. This includes back pay, retroactive benefits, state tax refunds and insurance settlements. For lottery and gambling winnings:  Winnings less than $80,000.00: Count as income in the month received  Winnings of $80,000.00 but less than $90,000.00: Count as income over two months with an equal amount counted in each month  For every additional $10,000, add one month to the period over which total winnings are divided in equal installments and count as income. Military pay, allowances, allotments Regular wages: Earned Regular pay (wages) received by active duty members of the Armed Forces: Earned Regular wages: Earned Taxable/earned  Basic Allowance for Housing or Basic Allowance for Subsistence paid to household: Earned  Allotments for the support of dependents of military personnel: Unearned income for the receiving household Housing, subsistence and dependent allowances: Unearned Taxable/unearned Military pay: additional pay for service in a combat zone Exclude income a member of the US Armed Forces receives in addition to the service member’s basic pay when the income was: Excluded Taxable/earned Return