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• If documents from VA show the type of the payment, use the documents as proof of the type of payment. • If documents from VA do not show the type of the payment or no documents are available to verify the type of payment, contact VA. 75. Victims' Compensation Payments Unearned Income Some states have established funds to compensate victims of crime. Payments issued from such a state-established fund are excluded unearned income. 75.1. Exclusion Any payment received from a fund established by a State to aid victims of crime is excluded from income. 75.2. Verification Verify that the compensation came from a state-established fund to aid victims of crime. This can be done by using documents in the individual's possession, contacting the provider or using a precedent. Once verified accept the individual's allegation of amounts and date of receipt and exclude the payment without further development. 76. Wages Earned Income Wages are what an individual receives (before deductions) for working as someone else's employee. Absent evidence to the contrary, if FICA taxes have been deducted from an item assume it meets the definition of wages. Note: Under certain conditions, services performed as an employee are deemed to be self-employment rather than wages (e.g., ministers, real estate agents, newspaper vendors, statutory employees, etc.). See Self-Employment Chapter I – 58. 76.1. Wages May Take The Form Of: • Salaries — These are payments (fixed or hourly rate) received for work performed for an employer. • Commissions — These are fees paid to an employee for performing a service (e.g., a percentage of sales).

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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME SOURCES 07/19 CHAPTER I, PAGE 100

• If documents from VA show the type of the payment, use the documents as proof of the type of payment. • If documents from VA do not show the type of the payment or no documents are available to verify the type of payment, contact VA. 75. Victims' Compensation Payments Unearned Income Some states have established funds to compensate victims of crime. Payments issued from such a state-established fund are excluded unearned income. 75.1. Exclusion Any payment received from a fund established by a State to aid victims of crime is excluded from income. 75.2. Verification Verify that the compensation came from a state-established fund to aid victims of crime. This can be done by using documents in the individual's possession, contacting the provider or using a precedent. Once verified accept the individual's allegation of amounts and date of receipt and exclude the payment without further development. 76. Wages Earned Income Wages are what an individual receives (before deductions) for working as someone else's employee. Absent evidence to the contrary, if FICA taxes have been deducted from an item assume it meets the definition of wages. Note: Under certain conditions, services performed as an employee are deemed to be self-employment rather than wages (e.g., ministers, real estate agents, newspaper vendors, statutory employees, etc.). See Self-Employment Chapter I – 58. 76.1. Wages May Take The Form Of: • Salaries — These are payments (fixed or hourly rate) received for work performed for an employer. • Commissions — These are fees paid to an employee for performing a service (e.g., a percentage of sales).