The following unearned income types are fully counted:
Alimony
- Alimony payments made directly to the household from non-household members.
Capital Gains Distributions
- Capital Gains Distributions
Pensions
- Pensions excluding Veteran's Administration Pensions
Agriculture and Stabilization and Conservation (ACSE) Payments
- Agriculture and Stabilization and Conservation (ACSE) Payments
Retirement
- Private Retirement Benefits
Railroad Retirement Benefits
- Railroad Retirement Benefit
Social Security Benefits
- All social security benefits are fully counted where an exception does not apply:
- Social Security Widow(er)
- Social Security Disabled Widow(er)
- Social Security Disability
- Social Security Retirement
- Social Security Disability/Child
Veteran's Administration Pension
- Veteran's Administration Pension
Veteran's Administration Compensation
- Veteran's Administration Compensation
Veteran's Administration Compensation Needs Based
- Veteran's Administration Compensation paid to the parent of a child
Trust Fund Proceeds
- Count any payments made to the client as income in the month it is received
- Count as unearned income in the month received, trust withdrawals, dividends, or interest which are or could be received by the individual
Black Lung Disease Benefits
- Black Lung Disease Benefits under the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (FMSHA)
State Funded Adoption Subsidy
- State-funded subsidies are counted as unearned income to the adoptive parent(s).