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Title 8: Medicaid Page 28 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Non-MAGI-Related Income Revised April 11, 2025 Infrequent or Irregular Income Infrequent or Irregular Income 20 CFR 416.1112(c)(2), 20 CFR 416.1124(c)(6) Exclude infrequent or irregular income if the quarterly amount does not exceed $30 for earned income or $60 for unearned income. “Infrequent income” is income that is received (or available on demand) no more than once in a calendar quarter.

“Irregular income” is income that the client cannot reasonably expect to receive. “Irregular income” is unpredictable and cannot be scheduled, so that the client cannot count on it or budget for it.

Income from work performed on an “as-needed” basis for the same employer (not the same as regular part-time work) meets the definition of irregularly received income.

However, if the person works on one or more days each week for the same employer, count the income as regular and frequent, even when that income is less than $30 per month.

If both members of a couple have infrequent or irregular income, add all the income together before applying this exclusion. See Projecting Future Income for determining the amount of income to project. Inheritance Income 20 CFR 416.1121 Exclude the part of a cash inheritance that is spent on the deceased’s last illness and burial. Count any remaining cash inheritances as income in the month of receipt. Refer to Lump-Sum Income.

Count inheritances not received in the form of cash, as in kind income. See In-Kind Unearned Income.

The value of an asset that is not owned, in part, by the client and is received as inheritance is income in the month of receipt. If there is an estate opened, the asset may be available before the estate is closed. Count the inheritance as a resource the month after the month of receipt.