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363 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility Program benefits It’s not necessary to code payments from public assistance programs when the payment for that program is made from ONE. For payments from public assistance programs that are not issued from ONE, code these on the Unearned Income screen: • Unearned Income Category – Public Assistance • Unearned Income Type – there are several different types to choose from, select the one which is applicable to the type being reported:
Public Assistance benefits - General Assistance (GA)
Public Assistance benefits - REF/TANF incentive pmts
Public Assistance benefits - TA-DVS- dual or 3rd party payment
Public Assistance benefits - TA-DVS- paid to participant
Public Assistance Benefits: Out of State TANF
Public Assistance Benefits: Special Needs
Public Assistance Benefits: Tribal TANF Treat Pre-TANF Program payments as follows: (a) For SNAP, count a payment for basic living expenses made directly to the participant as unearned income. Exclude all other payments.
Note: For individuals being certified for SNAP at the same time Pre-TANF Program payments are being made, count payments for basic living expenses that can reasonably be anticipated. For other individuals with ongoing prospectively budgeted SNAP benefits, count these payments after giving 10-day notice only if the payments can be anticipated for next month. (b) For all programs except SNAP, exclude these payments. For EA payments: (a) For ERDC, count a payment made directly to the participant as unearned income. Exclude dual payee and provider-direct payments. (b) For all programs except ERDC and SNAP, exclude these payments. Treat Employment Payments (see OAR 461-001-0025 and 461-135-1270) payments as follows: (a) For REF, REFM, SNAP and TANF, count these payments as unearned income in the month received. (b) For all other programs, exclude these payments. Exclude payments from ERDC unless the participant is the provider. Exclude payments from MAGI medical (including MAGI-CHIP), OSIPM, MSP and REFM. For SNAP payments: (a) For all programs except Emergency Assistance (EA), exclude the value of a SNAP benefit . (b) For EA, count the value as a resource when determining the emergency food needs of the filing group.