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Title 7: SNAP Page 13 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Income Revised September 27, 2024 General Assistance or Relief General Assistance or Relief (Cont.) Exclude income when there is no way to predict the month it will be received. If you can predict the month income will be received but the amount is uncertain, count only the amount that is certain.

See Assistance Payments and Legally Obligated Money for additional information. Gift Cards (Earned, Unearned or Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9 Payments made in the form of a gift card that is limited in where the card can be used or what can be purchased with the card are excluded as income. Payments made in the form of a gift card that can be used like cash to purchase anything at any location, such as MasterCard® or Visa® gift cards, are countable as income. Determination of whether it is earned or unearned is based on what the payment is for. Gifts (Unearned or Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(2)(v), 273.9(c)(2) Count a cash gift (other than one specifically excluded under Cash Donations) as income if it can be anticipated. Exclude income when there is no way to predict the month it will be received. If you can predict the month income will be received but the amount is uncertain, count only the amount that is certain. Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) (Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(c)(5) Exclude Health Insurance Premium Payments (HIPP). HUD Housing (Rent or Mortgage) Payments (Unearned or Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(c)(1) Exclude rent or mortgage payments made directly to the provider by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). If the HUD payment is made to the household, count it as unearned income but allow the applicable deduction. HUD Utility Payments (Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(c)(1) Exclude all utility payments made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This is true regardless of whether the payment is made to the provider or the household.