EARNED INCOME
ISSUE DATE: 09/2023
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). 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 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. |
● | Royalties. |
● | Honoraria. |
MFIP, DWP, GA:
Follow general provisions.
Do not count census income. See CENSUS INCOME in 0002.09 (Glossary: Calendar Month…).
SNAP:
Follow general provisions.
In addition, earned income also includes:
● | Jury duty pay. |
● | Picket duty pay. |
● | Blood and plasma sales. |
● | In-kind. See 0017.15.24 (In-Kind Income). |
MSA:
For SSI recipients no action is required.
For non-SSI recipients follow general provisions.
GRH:
For SSI, MFIP, and DWP recipients, no provisions.
For all others, follow general provisions.
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 11/2022 | In general provisions, removes Service and Rehabilitation programs income as a counted income type. |
| 03/2022 | in general provisions in the 3rd paragraph changes "cash" to "income" for clarity. It also deletes training from the list of earned income. |
| 09/2021 | in general provisions deletes cross-reference to 0017.15.24 (In-Kind Income) because in-kind income is not considered earned income for all programs. In SNAP adds in-kind income is earned income. GRH deletes all prior provisions and adds new provisions. |
| 06/2019 | in general provisions adds cross-references to 0017.15.24 (In-Kind Income) and 0017.15.93 (Military Income). Deletes cross-reference to 0017.15.93 (Military Income) in the program provisions. |
| 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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