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(AA) In-kind gifts are not converted to cash; (BB) No more than the first two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) of any cash gifts within a calendar year may be excluded; (CC) Interest and dividend income from a countable resource or from a resource excluded under a Federal statute other than 42 U.S.C. § 1382b(a); (DD) An annuity paid by a State, to a person and/or the person’s spouse, on the basis of the State's determination that the person is a veteran and is blind, sixty-five (65) or older and/or living with a disabling impairment. 2. Order of Earned Income Exclusions – In general, earned income disregards and exclusions are applied in the following order: a. Federal law. Exclusions mandated in Federal law or Regulations as set forth in Subchapter 00 Part 3 of this Chapter are applied first, unless indicated otherwise. b. SSI Methodology. The following types of earned income are excluded or disregarded in order: (1) Earned income tax credit payments and child care tax credit payments; (2) The first (1st) thirty dollars ($30.00) of infrequent or irregular earned income received in a calendar quarter; (3) Student earned income exclusion (SEIE) up to the monthly limit, and not more than the yearly limit as indicated in Subchapter 00 Part 3 of this Chapter; (4) Any portion of the twenty dollars ($20.00) monthly general income disregard which has not been excluded from unearned income in that same month; (5) The first (1st) sixty-five dollars ($65.00) of earned income in a month; (6) Earned income of a person with disabilities used to pay impairment-related work expenses (IRWEs), as described in 20 C.F.R. § 404.1576 (2023); (7) One half (1/2) of remaining earned income in a month;