Types of Income and Calculation Method
INCOME SOURCE | EARNED | UNEARNED | EXEMPT | NONEXEMPT |
Accumulated vacation/sick leave | X | X | ||
AmeriCorps living allowance | X | X | ||
AmeriCorps child care allowance | X | X | ||
College Work Study | X | X | ||
In-kind wages | X | X | ||
JTPA (not HS student) | X | X | ||
JTPA (FT HS student < 18) | X | X | ||
Jury duty | X | X | ||
Sale of blood/plasma | X | X | ||
Severance pay | X | X | ||
U.S.D.A. food reimbursement | X | X | ||
Vacation/sick pay | X | X | ||
Wages, dependent child | X | X | ||
Wages, tips, bonuses | X | X | ||
Child care | X | X | ||
Property income (working to produce) | X | X | ||
Room and board | X | X | ||
Sale of produce/animal byproducts | X | X | ||
Self-employment | X | X | ||
Adoption assistance | X | X | ||
Alimony | X | X | ||
Assistance from other programs, purpose covered by POWER | X | X | ||
Assistance from other programs, purpose not covered by POWER | X | X | ||
Burial fund income | X | X | ||
Contribution to client | X | X | ||
Death benefits (1 time only) | X | X | ||
Disability insurance | X | X | ||
Dividends/interest | X | X | ||
DVR (not covered by POWER) | X | X | ||
DVR (covered by POWER) | X | X | ||
Emergency assistance | X | X | ||
Foster care | X | X | ||
General assistance | X | X | ||
Gifts up to $50 per qtr. | X | X | ||
Gifts - amount > $50 per quarter | X | X | ||
HUD Escrow Acct (cash) | X | X | ||
Indian judgment funds | X | X | ||
Indian per capita | X | X | ||
Inheritance (money) | X | X | ||
Joint bank account | X | X | ||
Loan - bona fide | X | X | ||
Loan - non-bona fide | X | X | ||
Military allotment | X | X | ||
Mineral lease income | X | X | ||
Pensions/retirement | X | X | ||
Personal injury ins. | X | X | ||
Private energy assistance | X | X | ||
Prizes/winnings | X | X | ||
Property income (not working to produce) | X | X | ||
RR retirement or UI | X | X | ||
Royalty income | X | X | ||
RSDI | X | X | ||
Spousal support | X | X | ||
SSI | X | X | ||
UIB | X | X | ||
Utility allowance by HUD | X | X | ||
Utility allowance not from HUD | X | X | ||
Vendor payment | X | X | ||
VA benefits | X | X | ||
VA (GI bill) - portion used for school | X | X | ||
VA service connected | X | X | ||
disability | ||||
Victims compensation Reimbursement Lost wages | X X | X | X | |
Volunteer under federal program at time of application | X | X | ||
Volunteer under federal program after receipt of POWER | X | X | ||
Windfalls X | X | |||
Workers' Compensation X | X | |||
Educational income/student financial assistance | ||||
BIA grant | X | X | ||
Guaranteed Student Loan | X | X | ||
Natl Direct Student Loan | X | X | ||
Non -title IV | X | X | ||
Other non-federal | X | X | ||
Title IV | X | X | ||
PELL | X | X | ||
Scholarships | X | X | ||
SEOG | X | X | ||
State Incentive Grant | X | X | ||
VA grant for education | X | X |
Amended, Eff. 10/7/2016.