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Title 7: SNAP Page 4 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Income Revised September 27, 2024 Blind Training Allowance Blind Training Allowance (Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(c)(5) Exclude as income a training allowance issued by the Department for the blind to cover the cost of training, such as tuition, books, transportation, lodging away from home, and other related items. Blood Plasma Sale (Earned) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(1) Count income from the sale of blood plasma as earned income. The plasma center is considered the employer. Boarding House Income Income from a boarding house is earned self-employment income. See 7-I, Boarders and Commercial Boarding Houses for more information. Bonus (Earned, Unearned or Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(1) and (2); 273.9(c) If a bonus is received while the person is employed, it is earned income. If a bonus is received after employment has ended and is paid in:  A single payment, it is excluded as a nonrecurring lump sum.  More than one payment, it is unearned income.

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. Bottle and Can Refund (Earned and Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(1) Count as earned income the money obtained from collecting and refunding or selling bottles or cans. Exclude money obtained from refunding bottles or cans purchased by the household. Cafeteria or Flexible Benefit Plans (Earned) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(1)

“Cafeteria” or flexible benefit plans use either the employee’s or employer’s money to pay certain expenses, such as child care, medical expenses, health insurance, annual leave, or sick leave. (These benefits are not displayed in the same way on all pay stubs. The best source of information regarding them is the employer.)