Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Section 16.03.04.402 - UNEARNED INCOME
Current through August 31, 2023
Unearned income includes, but is not limited to income listed below: (3-17-22)
01. Public Assistance (PA). Payments from SSI, TAFI, AABD, GA, or other Public Assistance programs are unearned income. (3-17-22)
02. Retirement Income. Payments from annuities, pensions, and retirement are unearned income. Old age, survivors, or Social Security benefits are unearned income. (3-17-22)
03. Strike Benefits. Strike benefits are unearned income. (3-17-22)
04. Veteran's Benefits. Veteran's benefits are unearned income. (3-17-22)
05. Disability Income. Disability benefits are unearned income. (3-17-22)
06. Workers' Compensation. Workers' Compensation is unearned income. (3-17-22)
07. Unemployment Insurance. Unemployment Insurance is unearned income. (3-17-22)
08. Contributions. Contributions are unearned income. (3-17-22)
09. Rental Property Income. Rental property income, minus the cost of doing business, is unearned income if a household member is not managing the property at least twenty (20) hours per week. (3-17-22)
10. Support Payments. Support payments, including child support payments, are unearned income. (3-17-22)
11. Alimony. Alimony payments are unearned income. (3-17-22)
12. Education Benefits. Educational scholarships, grants, fellowships, deferred payment loans, and veteran's educational benefits are excluded unearned income. (3-17-22)
13. Government Sponsored Program Payments. Payments from government sponsored programs are unearned income. (3-17-22)
14. Dividends, Interest, and Royalties. Dividends, interest, and royalties are unearned income. Interest income is excluded unearned income. (3-17-22)
15. Contract Income. Contract income from the sale of property is counted as unearned income. (3-17-22)
16. Funds From Trusts. Monies withdrawn from trusts exempt as a resource are unearned income. Dividends paid or dividends that could be paid from trusts exempt as a resource are unearned income. (3-17-22)
17. Recurring Lump Sum Payments. Recurring lump sum payments are unearned income. (3-17-22)
18. Prizes. Cash prizes, gifts and lottery winnings are unearned income. (3-17-22)
19. Diverted Support or Alimony. Child support or alimony payments, diverted by the provider to a third party, to pay a household expense are unearned income. (3-17-22)
20. Agent Orange Payments. Payments made under the Agent Orange Act of 1991 and disbursed by the U.S. Treasury are unearned income. (3-17-22)
21. Garnishments. Garnishments from unearned income are unearned income. (3-17-22)
22. Tribal Gaming Income. Tribal gaming income is unearned income. The participant can choose to count the income in the month received, or prorate the income over a twelve (12) month period. (3-17-22)
23. Other Monetary Benefits. Any monetary benefit, not otherwise counted or excluded, is unearned income. (3-17-22)
