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Nevada TANF State Plan P a g e | 1 7 Effective December 31, 2020 Income includes (not all inclusive): • Earned and unearned income, unless disregarded/exempt. • The value of a TANF household’s share of governmental rent or housing subsidy is counted as income up to $76. The following rent and housing subsidies are counted: o Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 o HUD Public Housing o Indian Housing o Transitional Housing o FmHA Section 515 Rental Assistance • Child support – voluntary or court ordered – is considered to determine eligibility. After approval, any child support received – voluntary or court ordered – is no longer budgeted due to the Assignment of Rights provision; however, payments not retained by the state, and passed along to the household, are counted as income. • Lump sum payments are counted as income in the month received or the month anticipated to be received if expected more often than once a year. If received or anticipated to be received once a year or less it is counted as a resource. Disregards D. • Earned income disregards are as follows: o $90 when gross earnings are less than or equal to $90, or o 100% of gross earnings for the first 3 months; o 85% of gross earnings for the second 3 months; o 75% of gross earnings for the third 3 months; o 65% of gross earnings for the fourth 3 months; o $90 or 20% of gross earnings (whichever is greater) for month 13 and ongoing; and o The full cost of childcare for as long as the individual remains eligible for benefits while working. • Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) earned income received by a dependent child is disregarded for 6 months per calendar year. WIOA unearned income received by a dependent child is disregarded for an unlimited period. • Earned income of a dependent child who is a full-time student is disregarded in both the 130% FPL determination and the payment determination for 6 months per calendar year.