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excess payment (i.e., the child support payment is greater than the amount of the TANF grant), the payment is counted as unearned income. GC Count all child support received by the group as unearned income. If the group receives CSSD payments, count the payments as unearned income. FS Exclude all child support payments that are required to be transferred to CSSD in accordance with an official agreement between CSSD and the assistance group or caretaker. Count as unearned income: • all child support payments received by the assistance group when there is no official agreement with CSSD; • the first $150 in child support payments to the assistance group that is not counted for TANF or MA; and • any CSSD child support payments to the assistance group or caretaker, including pass- through payments.

Disability Benefits 4.10 ALL Refer to the specific sections in this chapter for policies regarding: • Social Security Benefits – Old Age, Survivors, Disability Insurance (OASDI) (Section 4.42). • Rehabilitation Services Administration payments (Section 4.35). • Railroad Retirement Board Benefits (Section 4.31). • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Section 4.46). • Worker's Compensation (Section 4.57). Other disability benefits are benefits paid to workers absent from work due to illness or injury. These are usually paid through the person's or employer's insurance. Regular wages received while on sick leave are not considered disability benefits but rather are treated as earnings. MA Count as unearned income the gross benefit minus any monthly or monthly averaged premium the person must pay to continue receiving the benefits. TANF See MA. GC See MA. FS Count the benefits paid through the person's or employer's insurance as earnings if the person is still considered an employee and plans to continue to work and the employer contributes part of the premium or benefit. Count the benefits as unearned income if either of these conditions is not met. Domestic Volunteer Service Payments 4.11 ALL Payments are made to volunteers in programs under Title I, Title II, and Title III of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-113). Title I programs include: VISTA, University Year for Action, and Urban Crime Prevention Program. Title II programs include: