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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Earned/unearned income 6.6 • Proceeds from rent and contract for deed payments in excess of the principal and interest portion owed on property. See Chapter 6.15.9 (Annualizing Rental Property Income) for more information about annualizing rental property income. • Income from trusts, excluding special needs and supplemental needs trusts. • Interest income from loans made by the family or a household member. • Unemployment insurance income that is received by an adult member of the assistance unit unless the individual receiving unemployment insurance income is: • 18 years of age and enrolled in a secondary school; or • 18 or 19 years of age, a caregiver, and is enrolled in school at least half-time. • Disability insurance payments. • Worker’s Compensation • Tribal per capita payments unless excluded by federal and state law. • Retirement benefits such as pension payments and veteran benefits. • Child or spousal support, medical or child care support which is not assigned to the state. • Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance (RSDI). RSDI may have gross and net amounts. • Cash prizes and winnings. • Income from members of the United States armed forces identified as entitlements unless excluded from income taxes according to federal or state law. • Nonrecurring income over $60 per quarter. This may include some non-recurring prepaid credit card gift cards (i.e. a Visa gift card); lump sums such as insurance settlements, depending on the circumstances; and child support arrears. Do not count non-recurring income over $60 that meets one of the following conditions: • Distributed as a tax refund, tax rebate, or tax credit, • Provided as an in-kind benefit, • Earmarked and used for the purpose for which it is intended, or • When nonrecurring income is: • a reimbursement, • rebate, • award, • grant, or • refund of: • personal property or real property or • costs incurred or losses incurred. and payment is made by: • a public agency, which includes any county and their subcontractors; federally recognized Indian tribe; or multicounty social services collaboratives; • solicitations through public appeal, such as GoFundMe; • a federal, state, or local unit of government; • a disaster assistance organization, or • pursuant to a court order. See Chapter 2 (Glossary) for more information about lump sums. Expenses such as legal fees, may be needed to secure payment of unearned income or deductions may be withheld from an unearned income source. Expenses and deductions must be verified to be an allowable