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342 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility For HSD medical programs, exclude inheritance for monthly and annual income. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0270 — Inheritance 410-200-0015 (54) and (55) — General Definitions 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements In-kind income In-kind income is compensation in a form other than money (e.g., food, clothing, cars, furniture and payments made to a third party). In ONE, In-kind payments are coded on the Specific Income screen: • Specific Income Category – Third Party/In Kind Income • Specific Income Type – Third Party/In Kind Income For all programs, treat unearned third-party payments as follows: (a) Count payments made to a third party that should legally be paid directly to a member of the financial group as unearned income. This includes court-ordered support payments that the noncustodial parent makes voluntarily to the landlord or mortgage company on behalf of the financial group. (b) Treat payments made to a third party that the payee is not legally obligated to pay directly to a member of the financial group and that the group does not have the option of taking as cash, and payments made by the noncustodial parent to a third party that are court-ordered but not designated as child support, as follows: (A) For SNAP, exclude these third-party payments unless they are transitional housing payments for the homeless. (B) REF, REFM and TANF, except for child support, these third-party payments are excluded. (C) For all other programs, exclude these third-party payments. For all programs except REF, REFM and TANF, treat earned in-kind income according to OAR 461-145-0130 and 414-175-0035. For all programs except REF, REFM and TANF, treat unearned in-kind income (except third-party payments) as follows: (a) Exclude court-ordered community service work or bartering. Bartering is the exchange of goods of equal value. (b) Treat items such as cars and furniture according to the administrative rule for the specific type of asset. For REF, REFM and TANF, exclude all in-kind income (except unearned third-party payments). For SNAP, exclude in-kind income except count as income child support or the expenditures (payments for food, clothing, cars, furniture, shelter, etc.) by a business entity that substantially benefits a principal who is a member of the financial group. A “principal” is a person with significant authority in the business entity, such as the proprietor