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Title 7: SNAP Page 26 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Income Revised September 27, 2024 Reimbursements Reimbursements (Cont.)  They are identified and used for expenses other than normal living expenses (such as rent, mortgage, personal clothing, or food eaten at home). Count payments as income if they are not identified for a specific purpose or are not used for that purpose.

If a reimbursement covers multiple expenses, each expense does not have to be separately identified, as long as none of the money covers normal living expenses.

Following are examples of excluded reimbursements:

 Reimbursements or flat allowances for job- or training- related expenses, such as per diem, uniforms, and transportation to or from the job or training site. Exclude reimbursements for these expenses that are over and above basic wages.

 Reimbursements for the out-of-pocket expenses volunteers incur in the course of their work.

 Medical or child care reimbursements. Rental Property Income 7 CFR 273.9(b)(2)(ii) Count income from rental property as self-employment income. See 7-I, Self-Employed Households: Rental Income. Rent Reimbursement (Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(c)(8) Iowa Code Chapter 425 Exclude money received through the Iowa Disabled and Senior Citizen Property Tax Credit and Rent Reimbursement Program administered by HHS as of January 1, 2023 (previously administered by the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance). Payments received under the Rent Reimbursement Program are not considered income. They are considered a refund of money the client has already paid. Repayment for Intentional Noncompliance (Unearned) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(5)(i), 273.11(k) FPM 86-04 FPM 85-13 Count money as unearned income when it is withheld from federal, state, or local means-tested programs to recoup an overpayment caused by the household’s intentional failure to comply with program requirements. Federal, state, or local means-tested programs include FIP, State Supplementary Assistance, SSI, and veteran pensions. Determine eligibility and benefit level using the amount the household member would have received if there had not been a penalty.