Treatment of Income chart
Revised date
| Income type | SSI-Related Medical | Medically Needy for Pregnant Women and Children -- Follows TANF rules |
|---|---|---|
| Adoption support | Excluded | Excluded |
| Adult family home | See WAC 182-512-0840 | See WAC 388-450-0080 |
| Advance on wages (draws) | Earned | Earned |
| Agent Orange Act of 1991 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Agent Orange disability payments, PL 101-201 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Alaska Permanent Fund distributions | Unearned | Unearned |
| Alimony or spousal maintenance | Unearned | Excluded - When an individual receives TANF/SFA and payment is included with child support order Unearned - All other payments |
| AmeriCorps income | Excluded | Excluded |
| AmeriCorps VISTA or Vista income
(NOTE: This is not the same as AmeriCorps only - See above) |
Excluded | Excluded |
| Annuity | Unearned | Unearned |
| Assistance from other agencies and organizations | See WAC 182-512-0860 | See WAC 388-450-0055 |
| Austrian General Social Insurance Act payments under section 500 through 506 | Unearned - Interest received on these payments | Excluded |
| Back child support | See Child Support in this table. | See Child Support in this table. |
| Blood or plasma sales | See WAC 182-512-0840 | See WAC 388-450-0080 |
| Bona fide loans | Excluded | Excluded |
| Bonus |
Earned - Incentive bonus based on employee performance - Unearned - All other bonus |
Earned - When received as an employee
Unearned - When received on an ongoing basis after employment has terminated See Lump Sum Payments - When received as one-time-payment after employment has terminated |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance | Unearned | Unearned |
| Burial fund increase | Excluded | Excluded - See Resources |
| Cash benefits reduced as a result of sanction or noncooperation | N/A | N/A |
| Cash payments from government, public, or private medical or social service agency | Excluded | See specific income type |
| Cash prizes, awards. lottery winnings | Unearned | See Lump Sum Payments |
| CEAP | N/A | N/A |
| CEAP - For TANF/SFA households terminated while in WorkFirst sanction within the last six months. (NCS termination) |
Unearned - TANF/SFA | Unearned - TANF/SFA |
Census Bureau wages:
|
Excluded
Earned Income |
Excluded
Earned Income |
| Charitable cash donations | See WAC 182-512-0860 | See WAC 388-450-0055 |
| Child support received by the individual, current and ongoing payments |
Unearned - income of the child |
Excluded - TANF/SFA recipients Unearned - Non-TANF/SFA - income of the child Unearned - TANF/SFA applicant that received payment before benefits are opened - income of the child |
| Child support received by the individual, payments in arrears | Unearned - income of the child | Unearned - income of the parent |
| Child support pass-through payments | See WAC 182-512-0820 | Excluded - TANF/SFA recipients |
| Child support (legally obligated) paid by the individual | Disregarded - See WAC 182-512-0920 | Disregarded - See Income - Allocation and Deeming |
| Civil liberties payments, PL 100-383. Restitution payments made under the Wartime Relocation of Civilian's Act | Excluded | Excluded |
| COLA increases in Title II SSA beneficial | Excluded | Unearned |
| Combat Veteran Program Funds | Excluded | Excluded |
| Combat pay - Special pay while serving in a combat zone. | Excluded Increased amount paid to assistance unit while service member is deployed to a combat zone. |
Excluded Increased amount paid to assistance unit while service member is deployed to a combat zone. |
| Court ordered payments other than Child Support | Lump-Sum Payment Amount paid as a one-time payment Unearned |
Lump-Sum Payment Amount paid as a one-time payment Unearned |
| Crime Victims Compensation Funds funded under PL 103-322 (Whether ran by state or federal program.) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Crime Victims Compensation (State-funded benefit through L&I) | Unearned - Amount paid to replace lost wages
Reimbursement - See Reimbursements in this table |
Unearned - Amount paid to replace lost wages
Reimbursement - See Reimbursements in this table |
| Deemed income from an alien's sponsor | Unearned - See WAC 182-512-0795 | Unearned - See WAC 388-450-0155, WAC 388-450-0156 and WAC 388-450-0160 |
| Disaster assistance to farmers when authorized under the Secretary of Agriculture under PL 100-387 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Disaster relief & emergency assistance under PL 93-288, amended by PL 100-707 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA) | N/A | N/A |
| Dividends or Interest | Unearned | Unearned |
| Drug (illicit) sales | Earned - Minus self-employment expenses | Earned - Minus self-employment expenses |
| Earned income of a child | See WAC 182-512-0820 | See WAC 388-450-0070 |
| Earned income incentives and disregards for cash assistance | See WAC 182-512-0840 | See WAC 388-450-0170 TANF/SFA earned income incentive and deduction |
| Earned income in-kind (working in exchange for rent, vehicle, TV) | Earned | Earned |
| Earned income of an ineligible or nonapplying person under 21 years of age, when this person is a student | Excluded | Excluded |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) | Excluded - See Resources | Excluded - See Resources |
| Economic Opportunity Act | Earned | Earned |
| Economic Security for All (EcSA) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Educational assistance - Opportunity grants | Excluded | Excluded |
| Educational benefits | See WAC 182-512-0760 | See WAC 388-450-0035 |
| Egg or sperm donation | See WAC 182-512-0840 | See WAC 388-450-0080 |
| Emergency Additional Requirement Payments authorized to TANF/SFA and RCA individuals | N/A | N/A |
| Employment or training programs income | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Energy Assistance Payments (LIHEAP) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Fellowships with work requirements | Earned | Earned |
| First $20 per month of an individual's earned or unearned income | Excluded | N/A |
| First $65 per month of an individual's earned income, plus one-half of remainder | Excluded | N/A |
| Flexible benefits | Earned - When an individual has option to cash out. (Count the amount the individual can receive as cash whether or not they choose to receive the benefit in cash.) See Income - Ownership and Availability |
Earned - When an individual has option to cash out. (Count the amount the individual can receive as cash whether or not they choose to receive the benefit in cash.) See Income - Ownership and Availability |
| Food benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (includes tribal commodities) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Food Service Program for Children under the National School Lunch Act of 1966, PL 92-433 and 93-150 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Foster Care maintenance payments | Excluded | Excluded |
| Foster care retainer fees | Earned | Earned |
| Foster Grandparents Program under Title II of P.L. 93-113 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Funds for shared household costs | Excluded | Excluded |
| Gambling winnings | Unearned | Unearned |
| Gate money from adult corrections | Unearned | Unearned |
| Gift cards | Excluded | Excluded |
| Gifts | See WAC 182-512-0800 | See WAC 388-450-0065 |
| Gifts to children with life-threatening conditions, PL 105-306 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) funds | Excluded | Excluded |
| Homeless Workers Stipend Program | Excluded | Excluded |
| HUD Community Development block grant funds | Excluded | Excluded |
| HUD rental and/or utility subsidies under Section 8 of the housing act | Excluded | Excluded |
| Income an individual's ineligible or nonapplying spouse receives from a government agency (such as CHORE services) | Excluded | See specific income type |
| Income specifically excluded from being counted as income under federal law | Excluded | Excluded |
| Income tax refund | Excluded | Excluded |
| Income used for the cost of producing self-employment income | See WAC 182-512-0840 | See WAC 388-450-0080 |
| Income which causes an individual to lose SSI eligibility due solely to the reduction in the state supplement (SSP) | Excluded | See specific income type |
| Individual & family grant program payments | N/A | N/A |
| Infrequent or irregular income |
Excluded - Up to $30 earned per quarter |
Excluded - Up to $30 per quarter |
| Insurance settlements | Excluded - See Lump Sum Payments | Excluded - See Lump Sum Payments |
| Interest received on repayments made to the individual | Unearned | Unearned |
| Investment income | Unearned | Unearned |
| Job Corps income (under WIA) | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Joint bank accounts | Unearned - If the individual withdraws more than their share of the money | Unearned - If the individual withdraws more than their share of the money |
| JTPA income | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Jury duty income | Unearned | Excluded |
| Life estate income | Unearned | Unearned |
| Lived Experience (or Community) Compensation | Excluded | Excluded |
| Loan repayments made to individuals (principal only) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act (LIHEAA) under P.L. 99-425 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Lump sum payments | See WAC 182-512-0700 | See WAC 388-455-0015 |
| Maternity leave pay (individual still employed) | Earned | Earned |
| Meals | Earned - See WAC 182-512-0800 |
Disregarded - When provided by employer at no charge |
| Military pay | Earned | Earned |
| Money excluded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) Under PL 102-237 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Money received for an absent or non household member | Excluded Unearned - Any portion retained by the AU |
Excluded Unearned - Any portion retained by the AU |
| Money withheld for payment of legal obligation | Unearned | Excluded |
| Montgomery G I Bill | See WAC 182-512-0760 | See WAC 388-450-0035 |
| Monthly allowances paid to children of Vietnam Veterans who are born with birth defects, PL 106-419, PL 104-204 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Native American benefits & payments |
See WAC 182-512-0770 and WAC 182-512-0860 Also see the tribal income desk aid |
See WAC 182-512-0770 Also see the tribal income desk aid |
|
Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) benefits from Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or Northern Mariana Islands |
Excluded | Excluded |
| Ongoing Additional Requirements | Excluded | Excluded |
| On-the-job training wages | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Opportunity Grants | Excluded | Excluded |
| Panhandling | Unearned | Unearned |
| PASS income is money excluded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Payments under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 P.L. 89-642 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Payments form the Dutch Government, under the Netherlands ' Act on Benefits for Victims of Persecution (WUV) |
Excluded Unearned - Interest earned on these payments |
Excluded |
| Payments under the Federal Republic of Germany 's Law for Compensation of National Socialist Persecution or German Restitution Act |
Excluded Unearned - Interest earned on these payments |
Excluded |
| Payments Under the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (Division A, Title X, Section 1002 of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ARRA) |
Excluded | Excluded |
| Payments to persons age 55 and older under the Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1987. |
Earned income if paid as a wage or salary |
Excluded |
| Pensions | Unearned | Unearned |
| Prostitution | Earned - Minus self-employment expenses | Earned - Minus self-employment expenses |
| Public assistance (including tribal TANF) | Unearned | Unearned |
| Radiation exposure compensation, under PL 101-426 and PL 106-398 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICA) 2000. | Excluded | Excluded |
| Railroad Retirement Benefits (RRB) | Unearned | Unearned |
| Real estate / mortgage sales and contracts | Contract - See Resources
Unearned - Payments from contract |
Contract - See Resources
Unearned - Payments from contract |
| Reemploy Washington Workers (RWW) cash incentive | N/A | N/A |
| Refund by any public agency of taxes paid on real property or on food | Excluded | N/A |
| Reimbursements | Excluded Unearned - Amounts in Excess of expenses Earned - Amounts in Excess of expenses when paid by employer | Excluded Unearned - Amounts in Excess of expenses Earned - Amounts in Excess of expenses when paid by employer |
| Rental or lease property income | See WAC 182-512-0840 | See WAC 388-450-0080 |
| Representative payee fees | Excluded | N/A |
| Residuals | Earned | Earned |
| Retirement | Unearned | Unearned |
| Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) under Title II of P.L. 93-113 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Retroactive benefits (SSA, SSI, PA, UC, and VA) | Excluded | Excluded - See Lump Sum Payments |
| Retroactive WCCC payments | Excluded | Excluded |
| Reverse mortgage | Excluded | Excluded |
| Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Room and board income | See WAC 182-512-0750 | See WAC 388-450-0080 |
| Royalties | Earned | Unearned |
| Savings bond interest | Unearned | Unearned |
| Securities income | Unearned | Unearned |
| Security deposit refunds | Disregarded See WAC 182-513-1345 | Excluded |
| Self-employment income | See WAC 182-512-0840 | See WAC 388-450-0080 and WAC 388-450-0085 |
| Self-employment income normally allowed as an income deductions by the IRS | Excluded | Excluded |
| Senior Companion Program under Title II of P.L. 93-113 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Settlements | See Lump Sum Payments | See Lump Sum Payments |
| Shared leave | Earned | Earned |
| Sick leave pay (individual still employed) | Earned | Earned |
| SSDI | Unearned | Unearned |
| SSI | Excluded | Excluded |
| SSI-related individual's income to meet the needs of ineligible minor child | Excluded | See specific income type |
| SSI Income or State Supplement Payment (SSP) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Strike benefits | Unearned | Unearned |
| Strike benefits for picket duty | Earned | Earned |
| Student loans | See WAC 182-512-0760 | See WAC 388-450-0035 |
| Summer youth employment or training programs | Earned | Earned |
| Support payment on behalf of a household member (paid directly to a third party) | Excluded | See Vendor Payment in Worker Responsibilities |
| Surrogate mother services | Earned - Minus self-employment expenses | Earned - Minus self-employment expenses |
| Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation, settlement funds | Excluded Unearned - Interest earned on these payments |
N/A |
| Tax rebates or special payments excluded under other laws | Excluded | Excluded |
| Time loss compensation | Unearned - See Chapter 182-512 WAC | Unearned See WAC 388-450-0010 |
| Title I, II, III of the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973, PL 93-113 - Including VISTA | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act | Earned | Earned |
| Title I of the National & Community Service Act of 1993 (NCSA) (includes AmeriCorps Programs & Higher Education Service - Learning Program) | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Training allowances for GA-U individuals | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Training allowances from vocational and rehabilitation programs | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| Travel advances | Earned - If a contract exists Earned - Minus expenses if no contract exists |
Earned - If a contract exists Earned - Minus expenses if no contract exists |
| Unearned income in-kind (supplied) | Unearned | Excluded |
| Unemployment Compensation (UC) - before deductions | Unearned Note: Federal UC stimulus payments made under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 are disregarded when computing benefits for all programs. |
Unearned Note: Federal UC stimulus payments made under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 are disregarded when computing benefits for all programs. |
| Uniform Relocation Assistance & Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, PL 94-646, section 218 | Excluded | Excluded |
| Vacation pay | Earned | Earned |
| Vendor payments | Excluded | Excluded |
| Veteran Administration benefits (service connected compensation or improved pension) |
Unearned See Clarifying Information below See WAC 182-512-0840 |
Unearned |
| Veteran's benefits designated for the veteran's dependent |
Excluded to the individual |
Unearned |
| Veteran's benefits designated as aid and attendance or housebound allowance | Excluded | Unearned |
| Veteran's benefits designated as Unusual Medical Expenses (UME) | Excluded |
Unearned |
| Victims of Nazi Persecution payments under P.L.103-286 | Excluded | Excluded |
| VOLAG - One time payments | Excluded | Excluded |
| VOLAG - Ongoing payments including Matching Grant Program | Unearned Counted as assistance from another agency or organization under WAC 182-512-0860 | See WAC 388-450-0055 |
| Wages, salaries, commissions, profits | Earned | Earned |
| Witness pay | Excluded | Excluded |
| Women, Infants & Children benefits (WIC) | Excluded | Excluded |
| Work experience wages from Employment Security Department | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| WorkFirst Supportive Service payments | See WAC 182-512-0780 | See WAC 388-450-0045 |
| WorkFirst Career Services benefits | Unearned |
See Chapter 388-310 WAC |
| WorkForce Training Funds - Training Completion (TECA) | See WAC 182-512-0860 | See WAC 388-450-0055 |
| Working Family Tax Credit | Excluded | Excluded |
| Work related expenses | Excluded - If impairment related | N/A |
| Work study | See WAC 182-512-0760 | See WAC 388-450-0035 |