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142 An annuity is a contract between an individual and an insurance or investment company. (D) Assistance payments from Federal or federally aided public assistance programs Assistance payments from Federal or federally aided public assistance programs, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); general assistance programs; or other assistance programs based on need. Such assistance is considered to be unearned income even if provided in the form of a vendor payment (provided to a third party on behalf of the household), unless the vendor payment is specifically exempt from consideration as countable income under the provisions of Section 11.6 Income Exclusions. Assistance payments from programs which require, as a condition of eligibility, the actual performance of work without compensation other than the assistance payments themselves, will be considered unearned income. NOTE: South Carolina does not have general assistance programs, but an individual may receive this income from another State. (E) Cash contributions A monetary gift made to the household by an individual who is a non-household member. NOTE: If the cash contributions are from a person not included in the SNAP household due to a sanction or disqualification, exclude the contributions due to the sanctioned/disqualified individual’s income already being counted in the budget. (F) Cash donations A monetary gift made by an organization, a nonprofit organization, charity, or private foundation. Exception: Exclude if received from one or more private nonprofit charitable organizations, but not to exceed $300 in a Federal fiscal year quarter. NOTE: Count any amount over the $300 limit as unearned income. (G) Child Support income Child support payments made directly to the household from the absent parent or through the court are counted as unearned income. Any child support arrearages ordered by the court to be paid on a regular basis (arrearage plus current month’s obligation) is considered income.

Child support paid through the Child Support Services Division (CSSD) is budgeted by means of an automated interface between PACSS and CHIP systems. Exception: Arrearages ordered by the court to be paid in a lump sum are treated as a resource.

Child support payments received by TANF recipients which must be transferred to the agency administering title IV-D of the Social Security Act, as amended, to maintain TANF eligibility is budgeted retrospectively by the PACSS/CHIP interface. (H) Deferred payment loans for education

This is no longer considered income – Effective April 1, 2012