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Chapter: 1800 Income

Program: RAP 38 Retirement and survivor benefits are paid monthly. Payment received in the current month is the amount due the individual for the prior month.

Railroad retirement benefits are adjusted for cost of living at the same time as SSA. However, differences in amounts may exist due to individual case circumstances. Verification of differences should be made by reviewing an award notice. When contact with the railroad board (RRB) is necessary, contact the local RRB district office, not the RRB in Chicago. 1860.0910 Unemployment Compensation (RAP) Payments received pursuant to a state or federal unemployment law, or paid by a union or employer are included as unearned income. 1860.0912 Severance Pay (RAP) Severance pay is included as unearned income. 1860.0914 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (RAP) Payments made to individuals under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-398) are excluded as income. 1860.0915 Domestic Volunteer Services Act (RAP) The following are excluded income:

1. assistance to volunteers who participate in ACTION Programs funded under Public Law 93-113, including VISTA or AmeriCorps VISTA and other programs under Title I of that law; and 2. payments for supportive services or reimbursement for expenses made to volunteers serving as foster grandparents, senior health aides, or senior companions, and to persons serving on the Service Corps of Retired Executives, Active Corps of Executives, and other programs under Title II and III of the act. 1860.0917 Indian Tribe/Alaskan Native (RAP) Exclusions include:

1. Any funds distributed per capita to or held in trust for members of any Indian tribe under Public Laws 92-254, 93-134 (Sections 7 and 8), or 94-540 including funding from leases on restricted land and initial purchases made with funds distributed under Public Law 93- 134 or Public Law 98-64 (as amended by Public Law 103-66); and

2. Any of the following distributions made to a household, individual or descendant of a native, by a Native Corporation established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 92-203 as amended):

a. per capita payments of $2,000 or less per year including cash dividends on stock from a Native Corporation. b. stocks (including stock issued or distributed by a Native Corporation as a dividend or distribution on stock), c. a partnership interest, d. land or interest in land (including land or interest in land received from a Native Corporation as a dividend or distribution on stock), and e. an interest in a settlement trust. 1860.0922 Crime Victim Compensation Program (RAP) Exclude payments received under this program that offers compensation to victims and survivors of victims of criminal violence, including drunk driving and domestic violence (P.L. 103-322).