EARNED INCOME
ISSUE DATE: 06/2019
Earned income is income the client receives in exchange for work, service, effort, or labor. See EARNED INCOME in 0002.19 (Glossary: Early...). Also see 0017 (Determining Gross Income), 0017.12 (Determining if Income Is Earned or Unearned), 0017.15.24 (In-Kind Income). For how to count military income, see 0017.15.93 (Military Income).
Earned income must be in return for, or as a result of, legal activity.
Earned income means cash or in-kind income from:
● | Wages. |
● | Salary. |
● | Commissions. |
● | Bonuses. |
● | Tips. |
● | Gratuities. |
● | Employment activities. |
● | Self-employment activities. Also see 0017.15.33 (Self-Employment Income). |
● | An employer for payment of regularly accrued vacation leave or sick time. |
● | An employer for severance pay based on accrued leave time. |
● | Training, service, and rehabilitation programs at a rate at or greater than the state’s minimum wage. |
● | Royalties. |
● | Honoraria. |
MFIP, DWP,GA:
Follow general provisions.
SNAP:
Follow general provisions.
In addition, earned income also includes:
● | Jury duty pay. |
● | Picket duty pay. |
● | Blood and plasma sales. |
MSA:
For SSI recipients no action is required.
For non-SSI recipients follow general provisions.
GRH:
Follow MSA for aged, blind, or disabled clients.
Follow GA for all other adults.
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 11/2016 | in general provisions adds clarifying language that earned income is from an employer for payment of regularly accrued vacation leave or sick time. |
| 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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