Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.05 - ELIGIBILITY FOR AID TO THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED
Section 16.03.05.300 - INCOME DEFINITION
Current through September 2, 2024
Income is anything that can be used to meet needs for food, or shelter. Income is cash, wages, pensions, in-kind payments, inheritances, gifts, awards, rent, dividends, interest, or royalties the participant receives during a month.
01. Cash Income. Is currency, checks, money orders, or electronic funds transfers. Cash income includes Social Security checks, unemployment checks, and payroll checks.
02. In-Kind Income. Is not cash. In-kind income is food or shelter. Wages paid as in-kind earnings, such as food or shelter, are counted as unearned income. Other in-kind income is not counted.
03. Inheritances. Is cash, a right, or noncash items received as the result of someone's death. Cash or noncash items in an inheritance are income the month received and a resource the next month. A contested inheritance is not counted as income until the contest is settled and money is distributed.
Effective July 1, 2024