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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
The payments will include both interest and a portion of the sale price of the property that was sold (principal) and must be calculated separately. The principal portion of the payment is considered an asset and is NOT counted as income.
The interest portion of payments received for any contractual right to receive payments (such as Contracts for Deed) must be included as unearned income. If there are any costs to the deed holder, they may be subtracted from the interest earnings. 11. Refugee Cash Assistance Payments – Payments received under the Refugee Cash Assistance Program or the Wilson/Fish Alternative Program.
12. State Long Term Care Subsidy – Individuals receiving a payment of up to $20 from the State Long Term Care Subsidy Program.
13. Money deposited into a Joint Checking or Savings Account.
Money deposited, when the depositor is not a member of the household, is counted as unearned income in the month in which it is deposited. EXCEPTION: If the client's name appears on a signature card, but no member of the household has an ownership interest in that account, funds in the account are not available as income. 14. Money obligated to the household which is diverted by the household for an expense. Examples: 1. TANF benefits diverted to a Protective Payee 2. Payment diverted to a Representative Payee