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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |68 Effective Month: July 2025 200A.07.14C OTHER TYPES OF ASSISTANCE The following chart lists other types of foster care and adoption assistance and their treatment. INCOME TYPE TREATMENT Foster Care Payments Under Title IV-B or Title XX Not Income Payments are social services. Adoption Assistance through Title IV-B or Title XX Not Income Payments are social services. Other Foster Care Payments Unearned These payments are subject to general policy pertaining to income and income exclusions. Other Adoption Assistance Payments Unearned These payments are subject to general policy pertaining to income and income exclusions and may be income to the parent of child depending on the type of assistance. 200A.07.15 SUPPORT PAYMENTS - SPOUSAL SUPPORT, ALIMONY Alimony and support payments are cash contributions to meet some or all of a person’s needs for food and shelter. Support payments may be made voluntarily or because of a court order. Alimony, sometimes call “maintenance” is an allowance made by a court from the funds of one spouse to the other spouse in connection with a suit for separation or divorce. Alimony and spousal support payments are counted as unearned income to the recipient.