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307 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility Treat JOBS Plus income as follows: (a) For all programs, count the individual’s wages received under the Oregon Employment Department UI JOBS Plus or the Tribal TANF JOBS Plus programs. (b) For all programs except SNAP and TANF, count the JOBS Plus income from TANF-PLS. (c) For all programs except TANF, count the JOBS Plus income from NCP-PLS. (d) For SNAP: (A) When JOBS Plus income is earned by TANF-PLS individuals: (i) Count it in determining initial SNAP eligibility. (ii) Exclude it in determining ongoing eligibility. Note: When a person is receiving TANF JOBS Plus, continue to code the TANF grant and the extra JOBS Plus $10 payment as unearned income. (e) For TANF: (A) When JOBS Plus income is earned by NCP-PLS individuals, count it in determining initial TANF eligibility. (B) When determining the need for TANF supplements for TANF-PLS individuals, treat the income as follows: (i) Exclude it in determining the countable income limit and in calculating the benefit equivalency standards. (ii) Count it in calculating the wage supplement. (f) For SNAP, TANF, OSIPM and MSP, count any JOBS Plus wages received after the month the participant last worked under a JOBS Plus agreement Note: When a JOBS Plus participant whose selection is based on receiving UI is eligible for TANF or SNAP, switch them to TANF-PLS. TANF individuals are a higher priority for JOBS Plus selection. Treat Welfare-to-Work work experience income as follows: (a) For REF, REFM and TANF, exclude the first $260 earned per month. Count the remainder as earned income. (b) For SNAP, count all Welfare-to-Work income as earned income. (c) For all other programs, exclude welfare-to-work income. For ERDC, exclude all earned income of children. (a) For ERDC, a child must be in the care and custody of the caretaker. They do not need to have a biological or legal relationship to the caretaker. The child must be: (A) Under the age of 18; or (B) Under the age of 19 and in secondary school or vocational training at least half time. For OSIPM and, MSP, exclude documented net losses from a self-employment business from any other source of earned income of the financial group. This does not include dividends or profits.