COUNTING LUMP SUMS AS INCOME
ISSUE DATE: 07/2024
MFIP, DWP, GA:
No provisions. See 0017.01 (Non-Recurring Income).
SNAP:
No provisions. See 0017.15.30 (Lump Sum Income).
MSA:
For lump sums covered under interim assistance agreements, or for lump sums not covered under an interim assistance agreement but the client repays the interim assistance voluntarily, see 0012.12.03 (Interim Assistance Agreements).
Count other lump sums as earned or unearned income in the month received. See 0015.60 (Evaluation of Lump Sums), 0017.15.30 (Lump Sum Income), 0017.15.45 (Income From RSDI and SSI).
For information on how lump sum payments are treated as assets, see 0015.60 (Evaluation of Lump Sums).
If the client documents that the lump sum income is already spent, budget 0 income, but cite an overpayment in the month the lump sum was received. See 0025 (Benefit Adjustments and Recovery).
GRH:
Follow MSA EXCEPT that for the month the client enters into a GRH setting, you count only income actually available upon entering the setting.![]()
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