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SPONSORED ALIENS: The amount of the sponsor's income deemed to be available to the sponsored alien is countable unearned income (SNAP 301-3 Sponsored Aliens). STIPENDS: Stipends from an employer are countable unearned income. Note: Stipends for educational assistance are not countable. STRIKER INCOME: If the household was eligible for SNAP benefits the day prior to the strike and is otherwise eligible at the time of application, the household may be eligible for benefits. The benefit is not increased because of the decreased income of the striking member. Compare the striking member's income before the strike to the striker's current income. The higher of the two incomes is countable income. Income received from the union during a strike (e.g., income from being on a picket line) is countable unearned income. If the income is actually wages, it is earned income. SUBSIDIZED GUARDIANSHIP: The income is considered the same as foster care payments. Payments are countable unearned income to the child when the child is included in the filing unit. Payments are excluded when the child is not included in the filing unit. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PAYMENTS: Supportive services payments to households through TANF are excluded income (See Lump Sum Payments in this section). TEMPORARY DISABILITY: Income is countable to the extent it is not a reimbursement for specific costs and is paid directly to the household. TRUST FUNDS: Trusts must be evaluated for accessibility according to SNAP 402-3 Trust Funds. Monies withdrawn from an inaccessible trust fund, unless otherwise excluded are countable in the month received. Monies withdrawn from an accessible trust fund are excluded as income because an accessible trust fund is a countable resource. Money cannot be considered income and resource in the same month. Monies received and used for the care and maintenance of a third-party beneficiary (adult or child) who is not a member of the trustee’s filing unit are excluded as income for the trustee.