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i. Independent contractors, franchise holders, owners/operators, farmers, people who produce and sell a product, and service- type businesses; ii. Seasonal Self-Employment such as fishing, clamming, worm digging, logging, harvesting, etc.; iii. Income from boarders (not included as Family members) iv. Income from roomers (not included as Family members); v. Income from ownership of rental property; and vi. That portion of training allowances or training stipends which exceed expenses, and represents a gain or benefit to the Family. 4. Unearned Income

Eligibility Income must include unearned income from all sources:

a. Pension and retirement benefits such as government employee pensions, military retirement/pensions, railroad retirement, private pensions, annuities, IRA accounts, 401K plans, etc.; b. United States Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits including pensions, survivor’s benefits, and permanent disability insurance payments; c. Disability insurance payments from any source; d. Assistance program payments such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Parents as Scholars (PAS), Refugee Cash Assistance, and other tested assistance. TANF payments which are diverted to a third party shall be counted as income. Assistance payments from programs which require the performance of work without compensation, other than the assistance payment, shall be considered unearned income; e. Veteran’s benefits, including money paid periodically by the Veterans Administration to disabled members of the Armed Forces or survivors of deceased veterans, aid and attendance portion of veteran's benefits, subsistence allowances paid to veterans for education, and on-the-job training, as well as so-called refunds of Government Issue (GI) insurance premiums; f. Military Family allotments such as Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS), Hazard Pay, or other