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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 712 UNEARNED INCOME (toc) Income received without performing work-related activities. This includes benefits from other programs. When an individual receives and returns a check (e.g., UIB, RSDI, VA, etc.) to the issuing agency, determine whether to budget the payment using the following guidelines: • If there is evidence that the check was incorrectly paid and it is verified the check was returned, do not budget the amount as income. • If the check was correctly paid and was voluntarily returned, budget the amount as income in the month received. Do not count RSDI, SSI, VA, or other such benefits which a member of the household is entitled to receive if the benefits are paid to someone outside the household (payee) who: • receives the funds, and • does not make the money available to the beneficiary. If the payee provides a portion of the funds to the beneficiary, count the amount made available in cash or by vendor payment as unearned income to the beneficiary's household. Any portion of the funds the payee keeps for their own use is budgeted as unearned income to the payee's household. 720 TYPES OF INCOME (toc) There are differences in countable and exempt income for the different programs. When determining eligibility, count any income not specifically listed as exempt. INCOME Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 Jun 26 MTL 09/26 UNEARNED INCOME A-712