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• "Need-related payments" paid to persons as allowances to enable them to participate in a training program. • "Compensation in lieu of wages" paid to persons in "work experience" and/or “transitional jobs.” This is arranged when private for-profit opportunities are not available. • "Payments for supportive services" that enable participation in WIOA career and/or training services (for example, transportation, health care, child care, meals). 32. W-2 Payments Payments for W-2 Transition, Custodial Parent of an Infant, At Risk Pregnancy, Case Management Follow-up Plus (CMF+) and Community Service Jobs. Do not disregard payments for Trial Employment Match Program or Transform Milwaukee Jobs 33. General Relief and Charity 34. SSI SSI is not counted income for BadgerCare Plus. The following is a brief list of the potential codes for SSI. • SI - SSI/Supplemental Security Income • SISE - SSI-E/Supplemental Security Income - Expenditure • SISS - State Supplemental Security Income 35. Lump Sums Payments Count lump sum payments (if the payment is otherwise a countable income type) in the month received. Lump sum payments are not counted outside of the month received. 36. Property Settlement Money received as a property settlement is always an asset, regardless of whether it is paid in one payment or installments. It is never income. 37. Subsidized Guardianship Payments Subsidized guardianship payments are not counted for BadgerCare Plus. 38. Child Support Child Support payments are not taxable and are not counted under MAGI rules (see Process Help, Section 11.3.3.6 Entering Child Support Income on an Unearned Income Page). If a household is receiving family support, see SECTION 16.2 #39 FAMILY SUPPORT. 39. Family Support Family support combines child support and alimony/spousal support. If a household is receiving family support, prorate the payment(s) among the individuals covered by the court order. The amount of the payment allocated to the child(ren) is considered child support and is disregarded (see SECTION 16.2 INCOME TYPES NOT COUNTED, #38 CHILD SUPPORT). The amount of the payment allocated to the adult(s) is considered alimony/spousal support. To determine whether alimony/spousal support is counted as income, see SECTION 16.2 INCOME TYPES NOT COUNTED, #40 ALIMONY/SPOUSAL SUPPORT.