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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |10 Effective Month: July 2025 200A.02 WHAT IS INCOME Income is defined as any item an individual receives in cash (or in some cases in-kind) that can be used to meet his/her needs for food or shelter. NOTE: Effective March 9, 2005, clothing is no longer considered a basic need for SSI purposes. 200A.02.01 RELATIONSHIP OF INCOME TO RESOURCES The following must be considered in determining the relationship of income to resources: • Anything received in a month, from any source is income to an individual, subject to the SSI definition of income. • Anything the individual owned prior to the month under consideration is subject to resource counting rules. • The same item cannot be counted as both a resource and income in the same month. An item received for the current month is income for the current month only. If held by the individual until the following month, that item is subject to resource counting rules. Any exceptions are noted in the discussion of the particular type of income involved. Example: Mr. Jones receives his Social Security check in March. It is directly deposited into his checking account. Count the Social Security check as income in March and subtract the deposit from the checking account to determine how much he has in resources for March. If Mr. Jones carries all or part of the check into April, the remaining amount is counted as a resource.