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Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Energy Assistance Program Manual IV. Gambling winnings V. Wage bonuses VI. Employment severance pay VII. Retroactive pay increases VIII. Retroactive benefit payments; or IX. Income received due to the refinancing of property NOTE: A lump sum amount received from the sale of property is considered income. Lump sum payments may be received in one or more individual checks but are considered a lump sum if all money received is a part of the whole payment due.

If a settlement specifies dollar amounts as being earmarked for or paid directly to the vendor/outside party to assist with burial, court costs, attorney fees, legal fees, medical bills, or replacement of damages or lost possessions, deduct the amounts earmarked or paid directly to the vendor/outside party for these services as listed in the settlement, and budget the remaining lump sum balance toward the eligibility decision and the calculation of the benefit amount. It is not allowable to deduct burial costs, attorney fees, court costs, legal fees, medical bills, or the cost to replace damaged or lost possessions from the countable lump sum unless the settlement specifies or the individual never actually receives these funds, as indicated above. H. Property Income Determine the amount of income produced by the property. Mortgages, taxes, insurance and any other statutorily required utility may be deducted from the property income amount. The rest is considered budgetable income. I. Roomer/Boarders Roomer/boarder status is given to an individual who is not a required household member and is paying the client to reside in their residence. Refer to Chapter 800 for conversion methodology. To qualify as having a roomer/boarder, the applicant/household must be the homeowner. Roomer/boarder payments are countable income as long as they are considered a profit to the household. Do not give roomer/boarder status to I.Anyone whose income can be applied to the household, or II. Any person who is related to or involved in a relationship with a household member (i.e., parent, sibling, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc), or III.Any individual who is merely sharing expenses (i.e. the rent is $500.00 and each adult member pays 50%) and the household is not making a profit. J. School District Employees Employees of school districts may receive pay for twelve (12) months or may receive pay just for the duration of the school year, depending on their contract. This income is considered earned income. If the duration of pay is not delineated on the pay stubs, the applicant will need to provide MTL 01/24 June 25, 2024 - 13 - Section 700 – Income