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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-620-FITAP Types of Income Effective Date May 1, 2023

11 of 28 . B-620-25-3-FITAP - PO Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program Payments

DO NOT COUNT PAYMENTS MADE TO, OR ON BEHALF OF, STEP PARTICIPANTS FOR CHILD CARE, TRANSPORTATION OR OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

B-620-26-FITAP - PO Loans as Income

DO NOT COUNT LOANS AS INCOME.

IF THE HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES REGULAR AND RECURRING PAYMENTS FROM THE SAME SOURCE BUT CLAIMS THE PAYMENTS ARE LOANS, THE PROVIDER OF THE LOAN MAY BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH STATES THAT REPAYMENTS ARE BEING MADE OR WILL BE MADE ACCORDING TO AN ESTABLISHED REPAYMENT SCHEDULE. IF REPAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE, COUNT AS UNEARNED INCOME.

VERIFY ALL LOANS AT CERTIFICATION AND REDETERMINATION.

B-620-27-FITAP - PO Lump-Sum Payments Income

DO NOT COUNT NON-RECURRING LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS AS INCOME.

NON-RECURRING LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS ARE PAYMENTS WHICH ARE RECEIVED ONE-TIME ONLY AND ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE RECEIVED AGAIN.

NON RECURRING LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INCOME TAX REFUNDS, RETROACTIVE LUMP-SUM INITIAL SOCIAL SECURITY OR UCB, INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS, AND REFUNDS OF SECURITY DEPOSITS ON RENTAL PROPERTY OR UTILITIES.

COUNT RECURRING PAYMENTS AS UNEARNED INCOME.

B-620-28-FITAP - PO Crime Victim Compensation Program

EXCLUDE PAYMENT FROM THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM MADE TO A CLIENT BECAUSE OF THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME AGAINST THE CLIENT FOR LOSSES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THE CRIME.

B-620-29-FITAP - PO Military Pay and Allowances Income

COUNT AS EARNED INCOME MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR QUARTERS, HOUSING, FOOD, BASE PAY AND FLIGHT PAY FOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.