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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Section: Financial Eligibility Requirements
Policy Manual Number: 110.025 Chapter: ABD Earned Income
November 01, 2021 Division of TennCare 4 source and the individual did not receive that type of income in the previous month or in the month following the month in which the money was received. A single source of earned income is an employer, trade or a business. Military Allowances Countable.
Military allowances are cash benefits that compensate the service member, at least in part, for the expenses of housing, food, clothing, and special situations during periods of active duty service.
Military allowances paid to service members and their families, other than for on-base or privatized military housing, are counted as earned income.
Such allowances include, but are not limited to:
• The basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) (i.e. food allowance); • The basic allowance for housing (BAH); and • Clothing allowance.
The basic allowance for housing (BAH) is counted as earned income when the payment is made to military personnel living in private housing. The BAH should be treated as unearned income in the form of in-kind support and maintenance (ISM) subject to the Presumed Maximum Value (PMV) rule for service members and their families who live on base or in privatized military housing. See ABD Unearned Income.
Older Americans Act Countable.
Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 provides part-time jobs for unemployed low-income people age 55 and older who have poor employment prospects. Count only wages and salaries paid to individuals as a result of their participation in a program funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 as earned income.
Royalties/Honoraria Countable.
Royalties are earned income when they are either received as part of a trade or business or received by an individual in connection with any publication of his work. Royalties are counted as unearned income in all other situations. For example, an individual may receive payment for the use of a patent or natural resource that he or she owns.
Honoraria are payment for services when fees are not legally or traditionally required. Honoraria are counted as earned income. For example, a professional who speaks at a meeting may receive an honorarium for her service and time.