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2020 09/13/18 15 c. Have independent costs and expenses needed to provide a service or product; d. Determine independently the manner, method, and process of business operations; or e. Have success or failure of the business operation depend upon the efforts of the business. f. Persons who do not meet the self-employment requirements specified, shall have the monthly gross income from the work activity counted as the monthly earned income.

5.2 Earned Income

Earned income is income received by an individual for which a service is performed. Earned income includes but is not limited to the following: 1. Wages; 2. Military base pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS); 3. Salaries; 4. Commissions; 5. Money from self-employment; 6. Tips and Gratuities; 7. Sick Pay; Temporary Disability Insurance; 8. Royalties.

5.3 Unearned Income

Unearned Income is money received or available to be received by the household which is not classified as earned income. Unearned income includes but is not limited to the following: 1. Pensions and annuities such as Railroad Retirement, Social Security, Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI), Veterans Assistance; 2. Disability benefits such as Workman’s Compensation, AFLEC; 3. Unemployment Compensation; 4. Strike or union benefits; 5. Child support and alimony; 6. Trust payments and dividends; 7. Money from sales contracts and mortgages; 8. Personal injury settlements; 9. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance (GA) Aid to the Aged, Blind & Disabled (AABD); 10. Foster Care Payments; 11. Adoption Assistance;