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d) The right to use secret processes, formulae or designs; e) Consideration for trademarks and other analogous rights; f) The rights on the use of motion picture films; and, g) For the use of industrial, commercial, or scientific equipment.

Royalties may be documented by statements or by contracts with the entity paying the royalty. Alternately, documentation of a period of income from the royalties may be used.

420.

ASSETS

Assets are not counted as income when calculating DEAP eligibility.

421.

ZERO INCOME

All household members aged 18 and over must sign zero income documentation form (or applicant may sign for other household members). The form states the reason why household member has no income. There may be reasons such as student, unemployed, ill, etc. Those are just a few reasons why a person may have zero income. In situations where no income at all is coming into a home, intake worker must ask additional probing questions such as how a person handles monthly living expenses.

422.

INCOME DECLARATION – NO DOCUMENTATION

Occasionally an applicant household member receives income of which they cannot provide written documentation. In those instances, the applicant must sign the Income Declaration – No Documentation Available form.

423.

SPECIAL SITUATIONS

Occasionally the intake worker/interviewer will come upon special instances, living arrangements, or other situations that are not handled in the same manner as the majority of the cases. Some of these instances are listed here. When a worker is faced with a situation not listed here, or is in any way uncertain how to handle the applicant, application, or situation, the intake worker must contact their immediate supervisor for guidance.