1115.015.00 Income Exclusions – DSS Manuals

IM-97 November 29, 2023 ; IM-27 May 1, 2014 ; IM-81 August 31, 2006

Excluded income is divided into four categories:

excluded earned income

excluded unearned income

educational income

volunteer work

All income is entered into the eligibility system. The source code assigned to the type of income that is being entered determines if the eligibility system will include or exclude the income. Use the FAMIS Income Code Chart for more information on source codes.

The following income exclusions do not ordinarily need to be verified, unless, the agency has received inconsistent, unclear, or contradictory information regarding the income on the application, in the case file, or information known by FSD.

1115.015.05 Income in Kind

1115.015.10 Vendor Payments

1115.015.15 Compensation in Lieu of Wages

1115.015.20 Uncertain/Irregular Income

1115.015.25 Loans

1115.015.30 Reimbursements

1115.015.35 Representative Payee Payments

1115.015.40 Earnings of Children

1115.015.45 Disaster Payments

1115.015.50 Domestic Volunteer Service Act (DVSA) – Not AmeriCorps or VISTA

1115.015.55 Work Study/Educational Income

1115.015.60 Non-recurring Payments

1115.015.65 Relocation Assistance

1115.015.70 Indian or Alaskan Native Payments

1115.015.75 WIA Income

1115.015.80 Recoupment Payments

1115.015.85 Military Payments

1115.015.90 Other Excluded Income

Excluded income captured in the case file on the applicant/participant must have a comment or note recorded in the eligibility system stating the reason verification was used or not requested.