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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 06/2019

IN-KIND INCOME

0017.15.24

There are 2 types of in-kind income:

● Earned: The unit receives something tangible, other than cash, for performing a service.

Determine if compensation to apartment building caretakers is in-kind income or earned income. If the person receives a paycheck with an amount for rent deducted, the gross earnings are earned income, not in-kind income.

● Unearned: The unit receives non-cash gifts, such as establishment or prepaid credit card company gift cards, food, shelter, or clothing.

A client’s cash benefits paid to a representative payee and spent on behalf of the client are not in-kind income but are considered available income to the client.

Third party payments made directly to vendors on the client’s behalf are not counted as income.

MFIP: Do not count in-kind earned income unless received in the form of prepaid credit card company gift cards. See 0017.12.06 (Earned Income).

Do not count in-kind unearned income. EXCEPTION : Prepaid credit card company gift cards must be evaluated to determine if it is recurring or non-recurring.

● Recurring prepaid credit card company gift cards: Count the entire amount. See RECURRING INCOME in 0002.55 (Glossary: Recipient...).

● Non-recurring prepaid credit card company gift cards: See 0017.01 (Non-Recurring Income). See NON-RECURRING INCOME in 0002.45 (Glossary: Netherlands' Act...).

DWP: Follow MFIP. After the initial DWP determination, do not count any unanticipated income the unit may receive.

SNAP: Count the value of in-kind earnings as earned income if the unit has a choice of receiving cash.

Count as unearned income the value of prepaid credit card company gift cards the unit regularly receives and that can be reasonably anticipated.

● Recurring gift cards: See 0022.03.01.03 (Prospective Budgeting - SNAP Provisions).

● Non-recurring gift cards: See 0017.01 (Non-Recurring Income).

MSA: For SSI recipients, no action is required. See 0017 (Determining Gross Income), 0029.06.03 (Supplemental Security Income Program).

For non-SSI recipients, count in-kind income as earned income. Count the value of any In-kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) that makes the person ineligible for SSI as unearned income.