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Title 7: SNAP Page 24 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Income Revised September 27, 2024 Nonmandatory Members’ Income Nonmandatory Members’ Income (Cont.) When the earned income of one or more household members and the earned income of a nonmandatory household member are combined into one wage, calculate household income as follows:

 If the household’s share can be identified, count that portion as earned income to the household.

 If the household’s share cannot be identified, prorate the earned income among all those it was intended to cover and count the household’s prorated share as earned income. Other Source (Unearned) 7 CFR 273.9(b) and 273.9(c) Treat as unearned income any direct money payments from any source that can be construed to be a gain or benefit. 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. Pensions (Unearned) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(2) Count payments from pensions and annuities as unearned income. See Lump Sum (Nonrecurring). Plan for Achieving Self-Support (Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(c)(10) Public Law 102-237 Exclude the amount of money necessary to fulfill SSI’s Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) approved by the Social Security Administration. This includes money deposited into a special PASS account. PASS is a program provided under the Social Security Act. Pre-Adoption Subsidy See Adoption Subsidy. Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Stipends (Unearned) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(2)(i) Count stipends received from the PAL program by persons aging out of foster care as unearned income.