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ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Section Two: Income Intake, Operations & Policy Manual Program Year 2026 44 Income types Definition Considered Income? Proof of Income Yes No Military Pay Benefits paid to a person who is serving in a military force X

Official document(s) stating amount (e.g. leave and earnings statement) Pensions Assistance, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person’s surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc. X

Statement from source, bank statement as a last resort, only if supported with client statement/docum entation about any deductions (1099R is a good back-up for bank statement) Railroad Retirement Income The Railroad Retirement Act is a Federal law that provides retirement and disability annuities for qualified railroad employees and beneficiaries under the federal act X

Official documentation for the current year such as the benefit verification letter from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Rebates & Refunds Income Tax rebates and refunds

X

Rental Income Income received from rental properties X

Receipts, DHI, Self- Employment form)

Retirement A monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work X

Statement from source, bank statement- as a last resort only and must include written justification