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53.1. Income Treatment Refugee Cash Assistance, Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance and federally reimbursed general assistance payments to refugees are federally funded unearned income based on need and are counted dollar for dollar as income. A payment under one of these programs is always considered to be a cash payment. 53.1.1. Exclusions • The $20 general income exclusion does not apply to this income. It is income based on need. • Possible exclusions that may be applied are the Infrequent or Irregular Exclusion, the Spouse At Home Exclusion, or the Minor Child At Home Exclusion. 53.1.2. Payment To Family Unit Or Group If a payment is made under one of these programs to a family unit or a group of people, the amount of the grant attributable to one individual in the family is determined by the incremental method (i.e., the income is the difference between the amount paid and the amount which would have been paid had the individual not been included).

53.2. Verification Verify the amount of the assistance by contacting the individual’s eligibility worker.

54. Rental Income Earned or Unearned Income Rent is a payment which an individual receives for the use of real or personal property, such as land, housing or machinery.

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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME SOURCES 07/19 CHAPTER I, PAGE 67

53.1. Income Treatment Refugee Cash Assistance, Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance and federally reimbursed general assistance payments to refugees are federally funded unearned income based on need and are counted dollar for dollar as income. A payment under one of these programs is always considered to be a cash payment. 53.1.1. Exclusions • The $20 general income exclusion does not apply to this income. It is income based on need. • Possible exclusions that may be applied are the Infrequent or Irregular Exclusion, the Spouse At Home Exclusion, or the Minor Child At Home Exclusion. 53.1.2. Payment To Family Unit Or Group If a payment is made under one of these programs to a family unit or a group of people, the amount of the grant attributable to one individual in the family is determined by the incremental method (i.e., the income is the difference between the amount paid and the amount which would have been paid had the individual not been included).

53.2. Verification Verify the amount of the assistance by contacting the individual’s eligibility worker.

54. Rental Income Earned or Unearned Income Rent is a payment which an individual receives for the use of real or personal property, such as land, housing or machinery.