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Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Energy Assistance Program Manual Q. Vendor Payments

Do not count payments a person or organization outside the household makes directly to the applicant's creditor or person providing the service towards the gross income, however, these payments are countable when determining the FAC benefit when the household has zero income or income does not meet expenses. R. Government-Sponsored Programs Count payments from government-sponsored programs unless exempted by other policy in the income section. Refer to conversion methodology in Chapter 800. I. Income Discrepancy with Other Agency Public Assistance Programs When income reported on an EAP application differs from that reflected with another agency request clarification and verification from the household and clarify the discrepancy, be sure to document the information in the EAP narrative. S. Child Support When a household receives child support income, the case manager must determine if the payments are regular, irregular, and/or terminated. If the income has ceased and it is not needed to meet expenses, then it would not be counted as FAC or eligibility income. If the income was needed to meet expenses, the household would need to provide a statement as to how they are meeting their expenses if the loss of income occurred more than 60 days prior to the application date, this income would be used in determining the FAC benefit. T. Leave of Absence from Work (Maternity Leave, Lay-Off, etc.) When a household member is expected to be out of work for a specified time period, the unearned income should be counted. The annual income would be calculated based on the number of weeks worked/paid, by averaging the weekly income and then multiplying the average by the number of weeks worked. If the household member receives short-term disability payments while they are out of work, this amount should be counted for both FAC and eligibility amounts. When a household member is expected to be out of work but does not have an expected date of return, the household should be contacted to determine if they expect to return to work, if the household member will not return to work, the previous earned income would be FAC counted. When a household will not have income, it must be determined how they will meet their expenses if they have not received income in the last 60 days.

The case manager’s income decision and calculation must be narrated. MTL 01/24 June 25, 2024 - 17 - Section 700 – Income