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Page | 135 If the terms of the trust makes interest income available, interest income from a trust is unearned income as long as the household receives the interest income.

Trust dividends are counted as income if the household could receive them, whether or not the household actually collects them. For example, dividends are income if the household has an ongoing option to receive them or reinvest them in the trust. They are not income if the dividends can only be reinvested.

I. Sponsor Deeming Sponsor deeming occurs for non-citizens who arrived in the US December 19, 1997, and forward, and had a sponsor. The sponsor is required to sign an Affidavit of Support, INS Form I-864. The sponsor and his/her spouse’s income will be deemed fully to the non- citizen’s household. The deeming ends when the non-citizen becomes a US citizen, meets the 40 quarters of work requirements, leaves the US permanently, or dies. Refugees, asylees, and individuals whose deportation was withheld do not have sponsors.

J. Tribal Casino Payments Payments made to tribal members from the profits of tribal casino operations are counted as income if the income is anticipated to be recurring (monthly, semi-annually, annually, etc.). If the payment is a one-time payment (non-recurring), it is also counted as unearned income.

K. Reception and Resettlement Funds May be paid to or used on behalf of refugees within 90 days of their arrival. If the funds are paid in cash, the income is counted as received.

L. All Other Payments from government sponsored programs, dividends, royalties and all other direct money payments from any source which can be construed to be gain or benefit. Some examples would be lottery or gambling winnings, bingo, and other cash winnings.

8300 EXCLUDED AS INCOME

Only the following payments received by household members are not considered income to the household.

8301 IN-KIND PAYMENTS

Any gain or benefit which is not in the form of money payable directly to the household such as meals, clothing, public housing or produce from a garden, is excluded from income. The income is excluded regardless of whether it is earned or unearned income.

8302 VENDOR PAYMENTS

A payment made in money on behalf of a household is considered a vendor payment when an individual or organization outside of the household uses its own funds to make a direct payment to household's creditors or to a person or organization providing service to the household. Vendor payments are excluded from income. Example: Jane works 8 hours a week at the YMCA in exchange for free membership. No income is budgeted for her employment because she receives no money, and none is legally obligated to her.