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1 1 . 2 D E F I N I T I O N O F I N C O M E Household income will mean all income from whatever source excluding only items specified in Section 11.6 Income Exclusions. The income of all household members is counted unless specifically disregarded or excluded.

1 1 . 3 E A R N E D I N C O M E Earned income is all money earned by a household member(s) through receipt of wages, salary, tips or commissions as an employee. Income earned directly from one's own business, trade or profession rather than specified as salary or wages from an employer is considered self- employment income. For treatment of self-employment income, see Section 11.4 Self- employment Income. Earned income is allowed a 20% deduction as listed in Section 12.3 Earned Income Deduction. Earned income will include: Earned Income Description NOTE/Exception: (A) Advances Advanced wages made in exchange for services or labor to be performed. Count if an advance on wages. Exception: Exclude if an advance on travel (in addition to wages). (B) Agriculture payments (Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service [ASCS] or Commodity Credit Corporation [CCC]) includes acreage reduction and conservation payments. Payments made by the Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency to US agricultural producers participating in Farm Bill programs including commodity, price support, disaster assistance and conservation. Exception: ASCS payments made as a result of a Presidentially declared disaster or emergency are excluded from income and resources. Household size Gross Monthly Income Eligibility Standards (130 percent of poverty level) Net Monthly Income Eligibility Standards (100 percent of poverty level) 1 $1696 $1305 2 $2292 $1763 3 $2888 $2221 4 $3483 $2680 5 $4079 $3138 6 $4675 $3596 7 $5271 $4055 8 $5867 $4513 Each additional member $596 $459