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321 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0220 — Home 461-145-0420 — Real Property 461-145-0250 — Income-Producing Property; Not OSIP, OSIPM, or QMB 461-145-0252 — Income-Producing Property; OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Treat payments from HUD made to a third party as follows: • For EA, ERDC, OSIPM, MSP and SNAP, exclude these payments. • For REF, REFM and TANF, use the payment in determining shelter-in-kind income. Treat HUD payments made directly to a member of the financial group, except Youthbuild Program payments and Family Investment Centers payments, as follows: • For EA, count as unearned income. • For ERDC, OSIPM and MSP, exclude these payments. • For SNAP, exclude payments for utilities. Count other payments as unearned income. • For REF, REFM, and TANF, use the payment in determining shelter-in-kind income. If the payments are made in a lump sum, count as unearned income. Exclude the equity value of escrow accounts established for families participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program sponsored by HUD. Treat payments issued under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, Public Law 101-625 (Family Investment Centers) as follows: • Count wages as earned income and stipends as unearned income. • Exclude service payments for items such as child care, basic education, literacy or computer skills training, employment training or counseling assistance in attaining a GED. In ONE, service payments made under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are coded on the Unearned Income screen: • Unearned Income Category – Housing/Energy Assistance • Unearned Income Type – HUD Payments: Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act Service Payments Note: Groups that receive utility reimbursements are still eligible for the utility allowance (FUA) if they pay heating costs above the reimbursement. For HSD medical programs, HUD payments issued under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are excluded for monthly and annual income.