NON-RECURRING INCOME
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
MFIP, GA:
Non-recurring income is income the agency and the unit do not anticipate being received more than once. It also includes income received periodically, see 0022.06.03 (When Not to Budget Income in Retro. Cases).
Non-Recurring Income could be earned or unearned. See 0017.12.06 (Earned Income) and 0017.12.03 (Unearned Income).
Do not count non-recurring income that is:
● | From tax refunds, tax rebates or tax credits. |
● | Provided as an in-kind benefit. See 0017.15.24 (In-Kind Income). |
● | Provided as a reimbursement, rebate, award, grant, or refund of: personal property or real property or costs incurred or losses incurred and the payment is made by 1 of the following: |
After the initial determination, do not count any unanticipated income the unit may receive.
SNAP:
Non-recurring income is income that is irregular or infrequent and cannot be reasonably anticipated to continue. Non-recurring income is only counted in the application month. Do not budget this income for the remainder of the certification period.
For retrospectively budgeted Uncle Harry FS units see 0022.06 (How and When to Use Retrospective Budgeting) and 0022.06.03 (When Not to Budget Income in Retro. Cases).
MSA:
For SSI recipients, no county action required.
For non-SSI recipients, follow GA.
HSP:
For SSI and MFIP recipients, no provisions.
Do not count non-recurring income that is:
● | From tax refunds, tax rebates, or tax credits. |
● | Provided as an in-kind benefit. See 0017.15.24 (In-Kind Income). |
● | Payment for property losses made by a public agency, court, public appeal, a federal, state, or local unit of government, or a disaster assistance organization. |
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PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 09/2025 | updates made due to the Legislative Implementation for six-month budgeting. |
| 07/2024 | Effective July 1, 2024, nonrecurring unearned income is not counted when determining or redetermining eligibility or benefits unless the income meets the definition of earned income or is identified as an unearned income source. This change applies to MFIP, DWP, RCA, GA, MSA, Housing Support, and CCAP. |
| 06/2023 | Updated non-recurring income wording under MFIP, GA and SNAP sections |
| 02/2022 | in MFIP, GA in the 4th paragraph in the 3rd bullet deletes and adds language to clarify the definition of non-recurring income. |
| 09/2021 | in MFIP, GA updates when not count non-recurring income. It also in GRH updates provisions throughout. |
| 10/2016 | Updates section due to Legislative changes for Program Uniformity/Income. |
| 12/2014 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 11/2012 | update Food Support and FS to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and FSET to SNAP E&T throughout. No policy was changed. |
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