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423 6.5 (1) Expedited Service (Entitlement to Expedited Service): This section has been updated to list some types of non-recurring lump sums.

11.3 (E&O) Earned Income (Babysitting/Dependent Care Income): This section has been updated to add babysitting and dependent care to the chart.

11.3 (H) Earned Income (Capital Gains): This section has been updated to state that income from capital gains will be considered self-employment income. In addition, a link has been added to section 11.4 Self-Employment Income.

11.3 (T) Earned Income (Military Pay): This section has been updated to reflect that military pay will be shown on a Leave and Earnings Statement (LES).

11.4 (2) Self-Employment Income (Determining self-employment income): This section has been updated to remove information relating to Schedule C-EZ due to the IRS no longer using the Schedule C-EZ beginning with tax year 2019.

11.5 (F) Unearned Income (Cash Donations): This section has been updated to add cash donations to the chart. Subsequent entries in the chart have been re-alphabetized accordingly.

11.5 (Y) Unearned Income (Native American Payments for Tribes): This section has been updated to change the name from Indian Payments for Tribes to Native American Payments for Tribes. In addition, this section has been moved due to the name change and subsequent sections have been re- alphabetized as appropriate.

11.5 (Z) Unearned Income (Protective Payee Payment): This section has been updated to change the name from Protective Payee Payment to Representative Payee Payment. In addition, this section has been moved due to the name change and subsequent sections have been re-alphabetized as appropriate.

13.6 (4) Calculating Net Income and Benefit Levels: This section has been reworded to clarify that the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) and maximum allotments are posted on the FNS website.

13.8 (1) Certification Periods: This section has been updated to reflect that households containing an ABAWD should be assigned a certification period of 6 months or certification periods consistent with their circumstances, but generally not less than 3 months.

13.8 (2) Certification Periods: This section has been updated to add verbiage pertaining to when the Agency may shorten the certification periods. In addition, links have been added to sections 15.1 Household Responsibility to Report and 15.3 Simplified Reporting Requirements.

14.1 (2) Treatment of Income and Resources of Certain Non-Household Members: This section has been updated to add an exception to indicate that when a household contains a member who has an SSN disqualification or is an ineligible ABAWD and the household is entitled to the MUA or BUA, the expense will not be prorated among the eligible household members.