Appendix I, Epilepsy Program Definition of Income

Child Support Payments – Count as income after deducting $75 from the total monthly child support payments the household receives.

Disability Insurance Benefits – Countable. Disability Insurance Benefits are part of a payroll tax-funded, federal insurance program of the Social Security Administration.

Dividends, Interest and Royalties – Countable. Exception: Exempt dividends from insurance policies as income. Count royalties, minus any amount deducted for production expenses and severance taxes.

In-Kind Income – Exempt. An in-kind contribution is any gain or benefit to a person that is not in the form of money/check payable directly to the household, such as clothing, public housing or food.

Loans (Noneducational) – Count as income unless there is an understanding that the money will be repaid and the person can reasonably explain how they will repay it.

Lump-Sum Payments – Count as income in the month received if the person receives it or expects to receive it more often than once a year. Exempt lump sums received once a year or less, unless specifically listed as income.

Military Pay – Count military pay and allowances for housing, food, base pay and flight pay, minus pay withheld to fund education under the G.I. Bill.

Mineral Rights – Countable. A payment received from the excavation of minerals, such as oil, natural gas, coal, gold, copper, iron, limestone, gypsum, sand, gravel, etc.

Pensions and Annuities – Countable. A pension is any benefit derived from former employment, such as retirement benefits or disability pensions.

Reimbursements – Countable, minus the actual expenses. Exempt a reimbursement for future expenses only if the household plans to use it as intended.

RSDI/Social Security Payments – Count the RSDI benefit amount, including the deduction for the Medicare premium, minus any amount that is being recouped for a prior RSDI overpayment.

Self-Employment Income – Count the total gross earned, minus the allowable costs of producing the self-employment income.

Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) – SSDI is a payroll tax-funded, federal insurance program of the Social Security Administration.

Terminated Employment – Count terminated income in the month received. Use actual income and do not use conversion factors if terminated income is less than a full month’s income. Income is terminated if it will not be received in the next usual payment cycle.

Unemployment Compensation Payments – Count the gross benefit less any amount being recouped for an Unemployment Insurance Benefit (UIB) overpayment.