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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A/200B – Income: Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) and MAGI Categories P a g e | 5 Effective Month: July 2025 FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND SHELTER PROGRAMS ........................................................... 87 200A.07.34 FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE .................................................................. 88 200A.07.35 LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE ............................................................. 88 200A.07.36 HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE (HEA/SMA) ..................................................................................................... 88 200A.07.37 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ............................................................................. 89 200A.07.38 REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE (RCA), CUBAN AND HAITIAN ENTRANT CASH ASSISTANCE (CHECA) .............................................................................................. 90 200A.07.39 REFUGEE RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT GRANTS ...................................... 90 200A.07.40 COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANTS ......................................................... 91 200A.07.41 WORK RELIEF (WORKFARE) PROGRAMS ...................................................... 91 200A.07.42 PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS ........................................................... 91 200A.07.43 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ........................................................ 92 200A.07.44 JOB CORPS ..................................................................................................... 93 200A.07.45 AMERICORPS AND NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS (NCCC) PAYMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 94 200A.07.46 PAYMENTS FOR CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPATION ...................................... 95 200A.08 CHART OF OTHER UNEARNED INCOME EXCLUSIONS ......................................... 97 200A.09 SOURCES AND TREATMENT OF EARNED INCOME ............................................. 102 200A.09.01 SICK PAY ....................................................................................................... 102 200A.09.02 WAGES .......................................................................................................... 103 200A.09.03 CAFETERIA PLANS ....................................................................................... 104 200A.09.04 WAGE ADVANCES AND DEFERRED WAGES ............................................. 107 200A.09.05 VERFICATION OF WAGES ............................................................................ 108 200A.09.06 CONVERTING WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY WAGES ............................................... 110 200A.09.07 ESTIMATING FUTURE WAGES .................................................................... 110 200A.09.08 NET EARNINGS FROM SELF EMPLOYMENT (NESE) ................................. 110 200A.09.08A VERIFICATION OF NESE......................................................................... 112 200A.09.08B ESTIMATING NESE FOR THE CURRENT TAXABLE YEAR .................... 112 200A.09.09 PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES PERFORMED IN A SHELTERED WORKSHOP OR WORK ACTIVITIES CENTER ....................................................................................... 115 200A.09.10 ROYALTIES AND HONORARIA ..................................................................... 116