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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Earned/unearned income 6.6 deduction from the unearned income (except for expedited child care applications). If the expense is not a verified allowable deduction, do not allow the expense as a deduction and count the full amount of the unearned income. If the expense is a verified allowable deduction, deduct the expense from the full amount of the unearned income. For example, the RSDI award letter will identify a gross amount, a Medicare premium, and the net amount. The gross amount of RSDI is the amount to be annualized minus the Medicare premium as this is a verified allowable deduction. See Chapter 6.18 (Income Deductions). Other financial supports not identified above – Not counted Financial supports not identified above as earned or unearned income are not counted as income. If a family reports income that is not counted, it is recommended that the worker enter the reported amounts into MEC² in the appropriate category or in the “Other, not counted” income type. Financial supports that are not counted include, but are not limited to: • Income for lived-experience engagement about the impact of human services programs. • Census income from working as a census enumerator or decennial worker. • Supplemental Security Income (SSI). • Student Financial Aid. • Northstar Care for Children payments for Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Kinship Assistance. • Legacy Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Relative Custody Assistance payments. • AmeriCorps Service Allowances. • Other service program income. • Rehabilitation (rehab) programs such as vocational rehabilitation programs and services. • Earning and payments to individuals participating in programs under Title 1 of the Workforce Investment Act and other training program income. • State and federal tax refunds and other recurring or non-recurring tax credits such as earned income tax credits and child tax credits. • Establishment gift cards (nonrecurring and recurring) issued by a particular retailer or for a particular good or service (i.e., a Target or Walmart gift card). • Student training program income. See STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM in Chapter 2 (Glossary). • Minnesota Frontline Worker Payments. • Guaranteed income payments (also known as universal basic income payments or unconditional income payments). Typically local governments and private funders operate the programs which issue guaranteed income payments. • Recurring cash payments. NOTE: See “Nonrecurring income over $60 per quarter” above in the counted unearned income list if a nonrecurring cash payment is received. • Recurring cash gifts. NOTE: See “Nonrecurring income over $60 per quarter” above in the counted unearned income list if a nonrecurring cash gift is received. • Recurring prepaid credit card gift cards (i.e. a Visa or MasterCard gift card). NOTE: See “Nonrecurring income over $60 per quarter” above in the counted unearned income list if a nonrecurring prepaid credit card gift card is received.