• FAA4.A Financial Accounts (FIAC)
  • 01 FIAC - Purpose
  • 02 Financial Accounts - Overview
    • A Financial Accounts - Resource Considerations
    • B Financial Accounts - Ownership and Availability
    • C Financial Accounts - Sale or Transfer
  • 03 Financial Accounts - Verification
    • A Financial Accounts - Required Verification
    • B Financial Accounts - Sources of Verification
    • C Financial Accounts - Methods of Verification
  • 04 Financial Accounts - Changes
  • 05 Financial Account Types
    • A Checking Accounts
      • .01 Personal Checking Accounts
      • .02 Business Checking Accounts
    • B Conservatorship Accounts
    • C Credit Union Accounts
    • D Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
      • .01 Individual Development Account (IDA) - Renewals
      • .02 Individual Development Account (IDA) Deposits
      • .03 Individual Development Account (IDA) Withdrawals
      • .04 Individual Development Account (IDA) Withdrawals - Allowable Educational Costs
      • .05 Individual Development Account (IDA) Status Changes
      • .06 Individual Development Account (IDA) Status Changes - IDA Holder Moves In
      • .07 Individual Development Account (IDA) Status Changes - IDA Holder Convicted of Fraud or IPV
      • .08 Individual Development Account (IDA) Status Changes - Ineligibility for CA
      • .09 Individual Development Account (IDA) Status Changes - Break in Benefits
    • E Retirement Accounts
    • F Interest, Dividends, and Royalties
    • G Joint Financial Accounts
    • H Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) Accounts
    • I Savings Accounts
    • J Trust Funds
    • K Educational Savings Accounts
• FAA4.B Liquid Assets (LIAS)
  • 01 LIAS - Purpose
  • 02 Liquid Assets - Overview
    • A Liquid Assets - Resource Considerations
    • B Liquid Assets - Ownership and Availability
    • C Liquid Assets - Sale or Transfer
  • 03 Liquid Asset Types - Overview
    • A Agent Orange Payments
    • B Bonds
    • C Cash
    • D Certificates of Deposit
    • E Crowdfunding
    • F Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
    • G Educational Grants and Loans
    • H Gift Cards
    • I Grazing Permits
    • J American Indian Claims or Funds
      • .01 Types of American Indian Claims and Funds
      • .02 Public Law States All Funds Not Countable
      • .03 Public Law States up to $2000
      • .04 Items Purchased With American Indian Claims or Funds
      • .05 Excluded Indian Gaming Industry Per Capita Disbursements
      • .06 Individual Indian Money Account
    • K Inheritance
    • L Loans
    • M Lump Sum Resources
    • N Mutual Funds
    • O Navajo Nation Needy Children's Fund
    • P Not Countable As A Resource-Unearned Income
    • Q Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
    • R Stocks
    • S Tax Refunds – Federal – Liquid Assets
  • 04 Liquid Assets - Verification
    • A Liquid Assets - Required Verification
    • B Liquid Assets - Sources of Verification
    • C Verification Methods of Liquid Assets
  • 05 Liquid Assets - Changes
• FAA4.C Vehicles (VEHI)
  • 01 VEHI – Purpose/Overview
• FAA4.D Other Assets (OTAS)
  • 01 OTAS - Purpose
  • 02 Other Assets - Overview
    • A Other Assets - Resource Considerations
    • B Other Assets - Ownership and Availability
  • 03 Other Asset Types
    • A Burial Plans or Funeral Agreements
    • B Burial or Cemetery Plots
    • C Farm Related Resources After Farming Ceases
    • D Homestead
      • .01 Homestead Qualifications
      • .02 Homestead - Intent to Build
      • .03 Homestead - Temporarily Unoccupied Homes
      • .04 Homestead - Second Home
      • .05 Homestead - Sale or Transfer
      • .06 Homestead - Proceeds from Sale
    • E Life Estates
    • F Life Insurance
    • G Pets and Livestock
    • H Luxury Items
    • I Marketable Resources
    • J Mineral Rights or Mining Claims
    • K Real Property
      • .01 Real Property - Current Market Value (CMV)
      • .02 Real Property - Income Producing
      • .03 Real Property - Jointly Owned
      • .04 Real Property - Not for Sale
      • .05 Real Property - For Sale
      • .06 Real Property - Land on a Reservation
    • L Recreational Vehicles
    • M Sales Contracts or Notes
    • N Tools or Equipment
    • O Trailers
  • 04 Other Assets - Sale or Transfer
  • 05 Other Assets - Verification
    • A Other Assets - Required Verification
      • .01 Verification of Burial Plans, Burial Plots and Funeral Agreements
      • .02 Verification of Life Insurance
      • .03 Verification of Real Property
    • B Other Assets - Sources of Verification
    • C Other Assets - Methods of Verification
  • 06 Other Assets - Changes
• FAA4.E Cash Assistance Resource Determination (AFRD)
  • 01 Cash Assistance Resource Determination (AFRD)
  • 02 Resource Considerations - Overview
    • A Resources - CA
  • 03 Ownership and Availability - Overview
    • A Joint Ownership of Resources
      • .01 Joint Ownership - Participant and Nonparticipant
      • .02 Joint Ownership - Participant and SSI Recipient
      • .03 Joint Ownership - Restrictive Legal Conditions
      • .04 Joint Ownership - Unavailable Resources
      • .05 Joint Ownership - Additional NA Considerations
      • .06 Joint Ownership - Vehicle Consideration
      • .07 Keying Jointly Owned Resources
    • B Resources Owned Sole and Separate
    • C Inaccessible Resources
    • D Combined Resources
    • E Qualified Noncitizen Sponsor’s Resources (CA and NA)
      • .01 Treatment of Sponsor's Resources
      • .02 NA Resources of Qualified Noncitizen Sponsors
      • .03 Agency Sponsor Resources
      • .04 Sponsor Resources Verification
    • F Resources Owned by SSI Recipients (CA and NA)
    • G Stepparents Resources (CA and NA)
  • 04 Sale or Transfer of Resources (CA and NA) - Overview
    • A Sale or Transfer of Resources - CA and NA - Disqualification
    • B Resources Disqualification Procedures (CA and NA)
    • C Resources Disqualification Period - CA
    • D Resources Disqualification Period - NA
    • E Sale or Transfer of Resources - No Effect
  • 05 Changes in Resources - Overview
    • A Changes in Resources for Pending Months
    • B Changes in Resources for Approval Months - CA and NA
• FAA4.F Food Stamp Resource Determination (FSRD)
  • 01 Food Stamp Resource Determination (FSRD)
  • 02 Resource Considerations - Overview
    • A NA Resources
    • B NA Resources Ownership and Availability
    • C NA Resources Sale or Transfer
    • D NA Resource Changes
• FAA4.G Unearned Income Education (UNIE EDWO)
  • 01 UNIE - Purpose
  • 02 EDWO - Purpose
  • 03 Unearned Education Income - Overview
  • 04 NA Students - Overview
    • A NA Student Definition
    • B NA Student Enrollment
    • C Institution of Higher Education
    • D Verification of School Attendance
    • E NA Student Eligibility
      • .01 NA Student Eligibility-Employment
      • .02 NA Student Eligibility-Work Study
      • .03 NA Student Eligibility-Jobs E&T
      • .04 NA Student Eligibility-Exemptions
      • .05 NA Student Exemption-Adequate Child Care
    • F NA Student Exemption From Work Registration
    • G NA Ineligible Students - Overview
  • 05 Educational Income
    • A Educational Income - Overview
    • B Types of Educational Income
      • .01 BIA Educational Assistance Program
      • .02 Grants, Loans, Awards and Scholarships
      • .03 Guaranteed and Other Loans
      • .04 American Indian Education Funds
      • .05 IDA Deposits Educational Income
      • .06 State Funded Student Loans
      • .07 Tribal Student Loan
      • .08 Veterans Administration (VA) Educational Income
      • .09 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allowances
  • 06 Educational Expenses
    • A Educational Expenses - Overview
    • B Types of Educational Expenses
      • .01 Books and Supplies
      • .02 Mandatory Fees
      • .03 Miscellaneous Personal Expenses
      • .04 Student Dependent Care
      • .05 Educational Transportation
  • 07 Verification of Educational Income and Expenses
    • A Verification of Educational Income and Expenses - Overview
    • B Educational Income and Expenses Verification Sources
  • 08 Budgeting Educational Income and Expenses
    • A Budgeting Educational Income and Expenses - Overview
    • B Prorating Educational Income and Expenses
  • 09 Changes in Educational Income and Expenses - Overview
    • A Educational Income and Expenses Changes
    • B Refunds of Tuition and Fees
    • C NA Student Status Change
• FAA4.H Unearned Income (UNIN UNIC)
  • 01 UNIN - UNIC - Purpose
  • 02 Unearned Income - Overview
  • 03 Types of Unearned Income - Overview
    • A Adoption Subsidy Payments
      • .01 Budgeting Adoption Subsidy Payments
    • B Alimony or Spousal Maintenance Payments
    • C Americorps Network Program
    • D Annuities
    • E Assistance Payments
      • .01 Assistance Payments from Another State
      • .02 Cash Assistance Payments
      • .03 Recoupment of CA Income
      • .04 CA Sanction Income
      • .05 TPEP Sanction Income
      • .06 Emergency Assistance Payments
      • .07 Match Grant Program
      • .08 Supplemental Security Income
      • .09 Tuberculosis Control (TC)
      • .10 VOLAG Reception and Placement
      • .11 Assistance Payments Verification
      • .12 Grant Diversion Payments
      • .13 Complementary Assistance
      • .14 Disaster Relief
      • .15 Emergency Food Program
      • .16 Energy Assistance Payments
      • .17 Federal Relocation Assistance Payments
      • .18 Nutrition Assistance Program
      • .19 Unemployment Insurance (UI)
      • .20 Veterans Administration (VA) Benefits
      • .21 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Benefits
      • .22 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
    • F Begging or Panhandling
    • G Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Payments
      • .01 BIA Clothing Allowance
      • .02 BIA General Assistance
      • .03 BIA TAPP and TWEP
    • H Burial Benefits
    • I Cash Gifts
    • J Child Care Payments (Title IV-A)
    • K Child Care Food Program Payments
    • L Child, Spousal or Cash Medical Support
      • .01 Countable Support - CA
      • .02 Not Countable Support - CA
      • .03 Countable Support - NA
      • .04 Not Countable Support - NA
    • M Clinical Trial Compensation
    • N Commissions From Terminated Employment
    • O Contributions
      • .01 Cash Contributions
      • .02 Noncash Contributions
    • P Diverted Funds
    • Q Dividends and Royalties
    • R Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
    • S Foster Care Payments
    • T Gift Cards
    • U Grandparent Kinship Support Service Payment/Stipend
    • V Guardian Subsidy Payments
      • .01 Budgeting Guardian Subsidy Payments
    • W American Indian Claims or Funds Overview
      • .01 Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970
      • .02 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
      • .03 Indian Tribe Funds
      • .04 Relocation Assistance
      • .05 Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians Funds
      • .06 Submarginal Land Held in Trust
      • .07 Yakima Indian Nation Claims
      • .08 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980
      • .09 Tohono O'odham Payments
      • .10 Claims Judgment Funds
      • .11 Trust Fund Distribution Payments
      • .12 Land Settlement Payments
      • .13 Restricted Land Interest Payments
      • .14 Indian Gaming Industry Per Capita Income
    • X Individual Development Accounts - Overview
      • .01 Individual Development Account (IDA) - Deposits
      • .02 Individual Development Account (IDA) - Withdrawals
    • Y Inheritance
    • Z Insurance Payments
    • AA Interest Payments
    • BB Lease or Royalty of Indian Land
    • CC Leave Pay From Terminated Employment
    • DD Legal Settlements
      • .01 Agent Orange Payments
      • .02 Hemophilia Relief Fund Settlement Payments
      • .03 Nazi Persecution Payments
      • .04 Phen-Fen Payments
      • .05 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Payments
      • .06 Spina Bifida and Covered Birth Defect Payments
      • .07 USA Patriot Act of 2001 Payments
      • .08 Uniform Services Former Spouse Protection Act
      • .09 Victims of Crime Act (VCA) Benefits
      • .10 Wartime Relocation of Civilians Law
      • .11 Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund
    • EE Loans
      • .01 Loan Verification
    • FF Lump Sum Payments
    • GG Mathematica TANF Survey Incentive Payments
    • HH Medical Loss Ratio Rebates
    • II Military Income
    • JJ Mortgages and Sales Contracts
    • KK Public Housing FSS Escrow Account
    • LL Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
    • MM Reimbursements
    • NN Rental Property Income
    • OO Shelter Cost Sharing
    • PP Retirement and Pension Benefits
    • QQ S Corporation Profits
    • RR School Clothing Allowance
    • SS Senior Community Service Employment Program
    • TT Social Security Administration (SSA) Benefits
      • .01 Social Security Administration Disability Payments
      • .02 Social Security Administration Other Benefits
      • .03 Black Lung Benefits
      • .04 Plan For Achieving Self Support (PASS)
    • UU Strike Pay
    • VV Summer Component Program (SCP)
    • WW Supplemental Unemployment Benefits
    • XX Tax Refunds – Federal – Unearned Income
    • YY Third Party Beneficiary Payments
    • ZZ Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA)
    • AAA Vendor Payments
    • BBB Weatherization Assistance
    • CCC Winnings
    • DDD Work Experience Program Payments
    • EEE Workers’ Compensation
    • FFF Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
    • GGG Educational Savings Accounts Payments
  • 04 Unearned Income Verification - Overview
    • A Unearned Income Verification Sources
  • 05 Budgeting Child, Medical, and Spousal Support
    • A Direct Pay Support Income
  • 06 Budgeting Unearned Income
  • 07 Changes in Unearned Income
• FAA4.I Earned Income (EAIN EAIC)
  • 01 EAIN - EAIC - Purpose
  • 02 Earned Income - Overview
  • 03 Earned Income Types - Overview
    • A Census Income
    • B Contract Income
    • C Dependent Child Income
      • .01 Dependent Child Income - Not Attending School
      • .02 Dependent Child Income - Under Age 18
      • .03 Dependent Child Income - Age 18 and Over
      • .04 Dependent Child Income - School Definition
    • D Individual Development Account (IDA) Deposits
    • E In-Kind Income
    • F Jobs Administration Income
    • G Jury Duty Income
    • H Military Income
      • .01 Military Income - Stationed IN Arizona
      • .02 Military Income - Stationed OUTSIDE Arizona
      • .03 Military Income - Combat Zone Pay
    • I Money Withdrawn from an LLC Business Account
    • J Parsonage Income
    • K Sheltered Workshop Income
    • L Training Related Expense (TRE) Income
    • M Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Income
    • N Volunteer Income
      • .01 Volunteer Income – Title I Earnings
      • .02 Volunteer Income - Title II Earnings
    • O Work Adjustment Program
    • P Work Study Income
      • .01 Work Study Income - Not Countable Earnings
      • .02 Work Study Income - Countable Earnings
    • Q Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Income
    • R Wages and Salaries - Overview
      • .01 Gross Wages and Salaries
      • .02 Wage Advances
      • .03 Bonuses and Incentives
      • .04 Cafeteria Plans
      • .05 Flex Credits
      • .06 Flex Credits - Cash Payment
      • .07 Flex Credit - No Cash Payment
      • .08 Leave Pay
      • .09 Leave Pay - Still Employed
      • .10 Leave Pay - No Longer Employed
      • .11 Employer Reimbursements
      • .12 Tips and Gratuities
      • .13 Wages Paid on Commission
      • .14 Wages Paid on Commission - Still Employed
      • .15 Wages Paid on Commission - No Longer Employed
  • 04 Special Consideration of Income - Overview
    • A CA Special Consideration of Income
    • B NA Special Consideration of Income
  • 05 Earned Income Verification - Overview
    • A Sources of Earned Income Verification
    • B Income Verification
    • C New Source of Income Verification
    • D Terminated Source of Income Verification
    • E Contract Income Verification
    • F In-kind Income Verification
  • 06 Budgeting Earned Income - Overview
    • A Projecting Income - Overview
      • .01 Projecting Income - A Full Month's Income Has Been Received
      • .02 Projecting Income – Zero-Pay Periods
      • .03 Projecting Income - Received Semi-Monthly
      • .04 Projecting Income - Expected Changes in Hours Worked
      • .05 Projecting Income - Expected Changes in Rate of Pay
    • B Anticipating Income - Overview
    • C Converting Income - Overview
    • D Actual Income- Overview
    • E Prorating Income - Overview
      • .01 Prorating Income Received Annually – AZTECS Procedures
      • .02 Prorating Income Received Bi-monthly – AZTECS Procedures
      • .03 Prorating Income Received Quarterly – AZTECS Procedures
      • .04 Prorating Income Received Semi-annually – AZTECS Procedures
    • F Budgeting Contract Income - Overview
      • .01 Budgeting Contract Income - Prorated Over a 12‑Month Period
      • .02 Budgeting Contract Income - Received for a Specified Period
      • .03 Budgeting Contract Income - Received Hourly or by Piecework
    • G Budgeting Out-of-State Military Income for NA and CA
    • H Budgeting IDA Deposits
    • I Budgeting Income - Calculating Year to Date
    • J Budgeting Income - Documentation Requirements
  • 07 Changes in Earned Income
• FAA4.J Self-Employment Income (SEEI SEEW)
  • 01 SEEI - Purpose
  • 02 SEEW - Purpose
  • 03 Self-Employment Income - Overview
  • 04 Self-Employment Definition
  • 05 Types of Self-Employment Income
    • A Animals
    • B Arts and Crafts
    • C Babysitting
    • D Blood or Blood Plasma
    • E Boarders
    • F Commercial Boarding Houses
    • G Farming
    • H Fishing or Hunting
    • I IDA Deposits
    • J Merchandise Sales
    • K Newspaper Delivery
    • L Odd Jobs Income
    • M Parsonage Income
    • N Provider of Services
    • O Recycling
    • P Rental Property Income
    • Q Sales Contracts
    • R Seasonal Sales
    • S Small Businesses
    • T Swap Meets and Yard Sales
  • 06 Budgeting Self-Employment Income
    • A Gross Profit Determination
    • B Annualizing Self-Employment
    • C Business Less Than One Year
    • D Projecting Self-Employment
    • E Anticipating Self-Employment
    • F Capital Gains
    • G Terminated Self-Employment
  • 07 Self-Employment Expenses
    • A Allowable Self-Employment Expenses
    • B Not Allowable Self-Employment Expenses
  • 08 Self-Employment Resources
  • 09 Self-Employment Verification
• FAA4.K Expenses and Payment Standard (EXNS EXPC)
  • 01 EXNS - EXPC - Purpose
  • 02 Expenses and Payment Standard - Overview
  • 03 Expense Calculation - Overview
  • 04 Types of Expenses - Overview
    • A Child Support Expense
      • .01 Court Ordered Child or Cash Medical Support Expenses - NA
    • B Dependent Care Expense
      • .01 CA Dependent Care
      • .02 NA Dependent Care
      • .03 NA Dependent Care Transportation Standard
      • .04 Dependent Care Deductions
      • .05 Keying Dependent Care Expenses
    • C NA Medical Expenses
      • .01 Participants Eligible for NA Medical Expenses
      • .02 Insured Medical Expenses - NA
    • D Shelter Expenses - Overview
      • .01 NA Shelter and Utility Allowance
      • .02 NA Homeless Shelter Deduction
    • E NA Utility Allowance - Overview
      • .01 NA Utility Expenses
      • .02 Qualifying for an NA Utility Allowance
      • .03 Standard Utility Allowance
      • .04 Telephone Utility Allowance
      • .05 Shared Utilities
      • .06 Shared Utilities in One Housing Unit
      • .07 Shared Utilities in Separate Housing Units
  • 05 Expenses of NA Participants - Overview
    • A Disqualified NA Participants
    • B Shared Expenses
    • C NA Standard Deduction
    • D CA Reduced By
  • 06 CA Payment Standard - Overview
    • A A1 CA Payment Standard
    • B A2 CA Payment Standard
  • 07 Medical Expense Types - Overview
    • A Service Animals
    • B Hospital Costs
    • C Medical and Dental Care Fees
    • D Medical Assistants
    • E NA Medical Insurance Premiums
    • F Medical Lodging
    • G Medical Supplies
    • H Medical Transportation
    • I NA Medicare Premiums
    • J NA Medication and Prescriptions
  • 08 Shelter Expense Types - Overview
    • A Disaster Costs
    • B Homeowner Association Fees
    • C Housing Allowance
    • D Shelter Insurance
    • E Mortgage
    • F Negative Rent
    • G Public Housing
    • H Rent
    • I Rental Space
    • J Subsidized Housing
    • K Taxes
    • L Unoccupied Shelter Costs
      • .01 Multiple Housing Units in the Same Month
  • 09 Utility Expense Types - Overview
    • A Coal Expense
    • B Electricity Expense
    • C Garbage, Sewer, and Trash Expenses
    • D Gas and Propane Expense
    • E Oil Expense
    • F Utility Installation Fees
    • G Telephone Expense
    • H Water
    • I Wood
  • 10 Expenses Exceed Income (EEI) - Overview
    • A Expenses Exceed Income (EEI) – At Interview
    • B Expenses Exceed Income (EEI) – During the Approval Period
  • 11 Verification of Expenses - Overview
    • A Expense Verification
      • .01 Child Support Expense Verification
      • .02 Dependent Care Expense Verification
      • .03 Medical Expense Verification
    • B Shelter Expense Verification
      • .01 Utility Allowance Verification
      • .02 Shelter Insurance
      • .03 Mortgage
      • .04 Rent
      • .05 Rental Space
      • .06 Shelter Taxes
    • C Payment Standard Verification
      • .01 Verification of A1 Payment Standard
      • .02 Verification of A2 Payment Standard
  • 12 Budgeting Expenses - Overview
    • A Projecting Expenses
      • .01 Projecting Medical Expenses for NA
    • B Averaging Expenses
      • .01 Averaging Medical Expenses for NA
    • C Converting Expenses
      • .01 Expenses Billed Weekly
      • .02 Expenses Billed Bi-weekly
      • .03 Expenses Billed Monthly
      • .04 Expenses Billed Semi-monthly
      • .05 Expenses Billed Quarterly
      • .06 Expenses Billed Annually
      • .07 Expenses Billed Semi-annually
      • .08 Expenses Billed Occasionally
    • D Budgeting Child Support Expenses
  • 13 Expense Changes - Overview
    • A Medical Expense Changes
    • B Utility Allowance Changes