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134 pay meets the conditions specified in Section 11.5 Unearned Income (CC) Reimbursements, the payment would be excluded. (X) Military Pay Money paid to members in the United States Armed Forces. The amount of pay may vary by the member's rank, time in the military, location duty assignment, and by some special skills the member may have. Military pay/Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) is counted as income for the month intended rather than for the month received. Count the following as earned income: • Military housing and subsistence allowances if shown on the individual’s wage statement. • Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) • Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) • Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) • Leave or separate rations • Regular sea pay (count for enlisted personnel) • Career sea pay (count for enlisted personnel who are in pay grade E4 or above and have served more than three cumulative years of sea duty) • National Guard pay Exceptions: • Exclude pay received by military personnel as a result of deployment to a combat zone for the duration of the deployment if it was not received immediately prior to serving in the combat zone. Also exclude any of this income the household has access to, for example, through allotments or deposits to joint bank accounts. • Exclude Clothing Maintenance Allowance (CMA) and consider a reimbursement. Deduct CMA from gross earned income. • Exclude any amount by which the basic pay of an individual is reduced for purposes of funding the Veterans’ Educational Act of 1984 (GI Bill) NOTE: A member of the military not in the household may have his or her earned income deposited into a jointly owned bank account with a household member. This income must be counted as unearned income for the household. (Y) Rental Property Income only if a member of the household is actively engaged in the management of the property at least an average of 20 hours a week Ownership of rental property will be considered a self-employment enterprise according to Section 11.4 Self-employment Income.