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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Section: Financial Eligibility Requirements Policy Manual Number: 110.030 Chapter: ABD Unearned Income

March 18, 2019 Division of TennCare 15 Unemployment Insurance Countable.

Count the full value of unemployment compensation benefits as available unearned income in the month of receipt. Unemployment compensation includes any amount you receive under an unemployment compensation law of the United States or a state.

Verification

If verification is required, verify the amount of unemployment benefits received with one of the following:

• Documentary evidence from the TN Department of Labor; • Access through data matches available; or • Documentary evidence from the state of issue of unemployment if benefits are from another state.

VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound Allowances Excluded.

VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound allowances are payments made to a veteran, a veteran’s spouse, a surviving spouse, or a surviving parent based on the individual’s need of the aid of another person to perform functions required for everyday living, or if substantially confined to his immediate premises, due to permanent disability. Aid and Attendance and Housebound allowances cannot be received without some other form of VA payment.

VA Apportioned Countable.

An Apportioned benefit is a VA payment made to a dependent spouse, child or parent not residing with the veteran. The VA Apportioned amount is unearned income for the individual receiving the payment.

VA Augmented Benefit Countable.

A VA Augmented Benefit is an increase in payment to the veteran or his surviving spouse in order to provide for a dependent as defined by VA. An Augmented Benefit is unearned income to the dependent.