004.04(B) CONTRIBUTIONS.

Contributions are verified gifts, payments, or in-kind assistance given to members of the assistance unit by a third party. Contributions are considered unearned income subject to the exceptions below: (i) A self-supporting individual who resides with the client pays the client for a portion of the shelter expenses or shares expenses with the client. This includes situations where more than one assistance unit resides at the same address; (ii) An individual makes payments directly to a vendor on behalf of a client for items which are not food or shelter; (iii) A client who has no income receives shelter from another individual due to a crisis situation and has made arrangement to pay the individual providing shelter when the client has income; (iv) Contributions made directly to an alternate living arrangement for a Medicaid client in order for the client to have a private room in the facility; or (v) Payment directly to a medical provider for services which are not covered by Medicaid.