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The total household income is the gross income received by all household members age 18 or above, during the application period. The exception to this rule is Social Security income and pensions. Their net income is used when determining eligibility.

416.1

EARNED INCOME

Earned income is payment received as a result of a persons’ work, including but not limited to:

a) Gross wages from employment b) Salary, tips, bonuses, commissions c) Self-employment income d) Income from rental of property e) Profit from a business; and f) Other taxable income

416.2

UNEARNED INCOME

Unearned Income is payment for which there is no corresponding performance of work or services, including but not limited to:

a) Disability payments, worker’s compensation; b) Cash assistance payments such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Unemployment Compensation Benefits (UCB); c) Disability payments such as Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability, Worker’s Compensation; d) Annuities, pensions and other retirement payments such as private retirement plans; e) Social Security; f) Alimony and child support payments; g) Strike benefits; h) Gifts received from the same source more than once a month in a 12 month period; and i) trusts

Most unearned income remains the same in a given year, and therefore is frequently referred to as “fixed” income.