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55 Revised: August 2025 Income Counted Types HE+ System Code Government Relief or Disaster Aid Funding received from federal government assistance. This includes the match grant money/resettlement funds a refugee receives upon arrival in the U.S.

NOTE: Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) is reported as General Relief income. (GV) Land Contract Count only the interest portion of the payments as income. (LC) Land Rent Income from land used for, including but not limited to, cash crop fields or pastured livestock. Ignore annual amount earned up to $120. (R) Lump Sum Payments Counted Lump sum payments received from employers for compensatory time, unused sick leave, and unused vacation time are counted and should be prorated over the number of months covered. (W) Other Use only when an income type does not exist and indicate in the Source Field the type of other income. (O) Other Direct Payments (Regular and Scheduled) Regular and scheduled payments of any source of income (received monthly, quarterly, annually, or on any regular schedule) that is not classified as ignored income. • Respite Care if received as salary • Payments for shelter costs or normal living expenses (rent, clothing, food eaten at home) • Regular payments from a trust fund

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(P) Pensions, Annuities, and Deferred Compensation (IRA, 401k, 503b, etc.) These payments are scheduled and paid on a regular basis. For pension or annuities paid on a monthly basis, enter the monthly gross benefit. For those paid on a quarterly and/or other basis, enter the average monthly amount. See Section 3.3.2 for additional information. (P) Rental/Royalty Income Enter income in the HE+ System using (R) income type. See Section 3.3.5 for more information on counting self-employment income.

NOTE: If rental income is paid to other household members of the economic unit, the rental income received is ignored. This is ignored because it is considered a distribution of household expenses. (R) Self-Employment Income This includes farm income. See Section 3.3.5 for more information on SE income. (SE)