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A payee for a SSI recipient or SSDI recipient, in agreement with the Social Security Administration, reduces the SSI or SSDI recipient's cash benefit amount by an agreed upon fee for services provided by the payee. The services for the SSI or SSDI recipient are generally paying bills, making appointments, etc. The SSI or SSDI recipient’s countable income is the SSI or SSDI cash benefit amount minus the payee's fee paid by the recipient. Monies received and used for the care and maintenance of a third-party beneficiary (adult or child) who is not a member of the protective payee's household are excluded as income to the protective payee. The portion of money a protective payee receives for services is counted as earned income to the protective payee's household. PENSION PAYMENTS: Recurring payments from pension plans are countable unearned income. PLAN FOR ACHIEVING SELF-SUPPORT (PASS): Income paid to an SSI recipient under a plan for achieving self-support is excluded. POST EMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PEP): Individuals who are participating in the TANF PEP program receive a set amount each month that is countable. RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT: Payments received under this Act are excluded. RECOUPMENT FOR PRIOR OVERPAYMENTS: If the recoupment is unrelated to an overpayment from the same source, see 'Garnishments' in this section. Money withheld from an assistance payment, earned income, OR money received from any income source that is voluntarily or involuntarily returned to repay a previous overpayment from that same income source must be evaluated to determine if the gross or net income is countable. NOTE: When an SSI overpayment is being recouped from RSDI payment, the gross amount of RSDI is counted. When income is reduced to recoup a prior overpayment and is not from means-tested program, the NET income (amount after the repayment is taken) is counted regardless of the reason for the overpayment. This includes income such as unemployment, Worker's Compensation, child support (unrelated to TANF), pensions, SSI, RSDI, etc. If a means-tested program (TANF, Tribal TANF, BIA GA) is reduced to recoup a prior agency-caused overpayment, the net assistance is counted. If the recoupment is