02 Unearned Income - Overview
Unearned income is income received from sources other than any of the following:
When determining eligibility for new applications,
verify all gross income received from any source prior to approval.
Income verification must be requested for NA when income is reported on a renewal application, change report, or
data match and any of the following apply:
●The source of the income has changed
●The income is questionable or unclear
●The reported income amount has changed by $51 or more
●The previous verification in the case file is more than 59 days old
The source of the unearned income determines whether the income is countable or not countable.
Policy and procedures regarding budgeting unearned income are outlined as follows:
Key unearned income on
UNIC using the Unearned Income Code that applies to the
Unearned Income Type.
NOTE Key all unearned income, even when the unearned income is not countable.
See treatment of
unearned income changes for policies and procedures.