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UNEARNED INCOME--All money received that is not earned by providing goods or services. Unearned income includes, but is not limited to, gifts, Social Security Income benefits, Veterans benefits, Workers’ Compensation payments, Unemployment Compensation payments, and Public Assistance grants. UTILITIES--The services provided for water, sewer, electricity, and heating fuel. V VENDOR--The person or business who provides goods or services. VERIFY--To check, confirm, or establish whether a statement or condition is true or accurate by obtaining a copy, viewing, or obtaining a verbal description of the evidence. VOLUNTARY QUIT--Resigning or being terminated from employment when continuing employment is within the participant/applicant’s control. VULNERABLE INDIVIDUAL-- A vulnerable individual, for the purpose of the NAC, includes but is not limited to, those who would be endangered by the dissemination of their information, regardless of their age or gender, such as a resident of a shelter for battered women and children, a resident of a domestic violence shelter, or a person who self-identifies as fleeing domestic violence at any point during application, recertification, certification, or addition of a new household member. W WEX--Work Experience (a Family Investment Agreement activity) WORC--Work Readiness Component WORK REGISTRATION--The act of signing the application or recertification form attesting to work registration requirements. X Y Z REVISED: 05/13/2025