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Rule 7.42: Work-Related Unearned Income.

A. The following work-related payments are counted as unearned income:

1. Certain in-kind items provided as remuneration for employment, e.g., in-kind payments of food or shelter to domestic employees;

2. Money paid to a resident of a public institution when no employer/employee relationship exists;

3. Tips under $20 per month;

4. Jury fees, i.e., fees for services, not expense money;

Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).

Rule 7.43: Treatment of Sick Pay as Unearned Income.

A. Any payments on account of sickness and accident disability paid more than six full months after work stopped because of that sickness or disability are unearned income.

Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).

Rule 7.44: Death Benefits.

A. This type of income is defined as follows:

1. A death benefit is something received as the result of another’s death.

a) Examples include:

1) Proceeds of life insurance policies received due to death of the insured;

2) Lump sum death benefits from SSA;

3) RR burial benefits;

4) VA burial benefits;

5) Inheritances in cash or in kind;

6) Cash or in-kind gifts given by relatives, friends, or a community group to “help out” with expenses related to death.

B. This type of income is treated as follows: