OAR 461-145-0130
Earned Income; Treatment

(1)

Earned income (see OAR 461-145-0120 (Earned Income; Defined)) is countable (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) in determining eligibility (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) for programs, subject to the provisions in sections (2) to (10) of this rule.

(2)

JOBS Plus income is earned income and is treated as follows:

(a)

In the SNAP program:

(A)

JOBS Plus income earned by a TANF-PLS (see OAR 461-101-0010 (Program Acronyms and Overview)) participant:
(i)
Is counted in determining initial SNAP program eligibility.
(ii)
Is excluded in determining ongoing eligibility.

(B)

JOBS Plus wages received after the individual’s last month of work under a TANF-PLS JOBS Plus agreement are counted.

(b)

In the TANF program, when determining the need for a TANF supplement for a TANF-PLS individual, the income is treated as follows:

(A)

It is excluded in determining the countable income limit and in calculating the benefit equivalency standards.

(B)

It is counted in calculating the wage supplement.

(C)

JOBS Plus wages received after the individual’s last month of work under a JOBS Plus agreement are counted.

(c)

In the OSIPM and QMB programs, JOBS Plus wages received after the individual’s last month of work under a TANF-PLS JOBS Plus agreement are counted.

(d)

In all programs not covered under subsections (a) to (c) of this section, TANF-PLS income is counted as earned income.

(e)

In all programs, wages received under the Tribal TANF JOBS programs are counted as earned income.

(3)

Welfare-to-Work work experience income is treated as follows:

(a)

In the REF, REFM, and TANF programs, the income is earned income, and the first $260 is excluded each month.

(b)

In the SNAP program, the income is earned income.

(4)

In the ERDC program, earned income of a child (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) is excluded.

(5)

In the OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB programs, documented net losses from a self-employment business (see OAR 461-150-0095 (Prospective Budgeting: Averaging and Estimating Self-employment Income; OSIP, OSIPM, QMB)) are excluded from any other source of earned income of the financial group (see OAR 461-110-0530 (Financial Group)). This does not include dividends or profits (see OAR 461-145-0089 (Corporations and Other Business Entities; Income and Resources, Not Self-Employment; OSIP, OSIPM, QMB)).

(6)

In the REF and REFM programs:

(a)

Income remaining after the month of receipt is a resource.

(b)

Earned in-kind income is excluded (see OAR 461-145-0280 (In-Kind Income) and 461-145-0470 (Shelter-in-Kind Income)).

(7)

In the TANF program:

(a)

Earned income of the following children is excluded:

(A)

Dependent children under the age of 19 years, and minor parents under the age of 18 years, who are full-time students in grade 12 or below (or the equivalent level of vocational training, in GED courses), or in home schooling approved by the local school district.

(B)

Dependent children under the age of 18 years who are attending school part-time (as defined by the institution) and are not employed full-time.

(C)

Dependent children too young to be in school.

(b)

Income remaining after the month of receipt is a resource.

(c)

Earned in-kind income is excluded (see OAR 461-145-0280 (In-Kind Income) and 461-145-0470 (Shelter-in-Kind Income)).

(8)

In the SNAP program:

(a)

If a cafeteria plan (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) benefit that the employee may not elect to receive as a cash payment is designated and used to pay for child care, medical care, or health insurance, the benefit is excluded unless it is reimbursed by the Department. If reimbursed, the Department counts it as earned income.

(b)

The following types of income are excluded:

(A)

The earned income of an individual under the age of 18 years who is under the parental control of another member of the household and is:
(i)
Attending elementary or high school;
(ii)
Attending GED classes recognized by the local school district;
(iii)
Completing home-school elementary or high school classes recognized by the local school district; or
(iv)
Too young to attend elementary school.

(B)

Earned in-kind income, except as provided in section (9) of this rule.

(C)

Deductions from base pay for future educational costs under Pub. L. No. 99-576, 100 Stat. 3248 (1986), for an individual on active military duty.

(D)

Income remaining after the month of receipt is a resource.

(9)

In the SNAP program, earned in-kind income (see OAR 461-145-0280 (In-Kind Income)) is excluded unless it is one of the following:

(a)

An expenditure by a business entity that benefits a principal (see OAR 461-145-0088 (Corporations and Business Entities; Income and Resources; Not OSIP, OSIPM, or QMB)).

(b)

A credit card company gift card, such as Mastercard or Visa, which is received regularly and can be reasonably anticipated. This does not include specific gift cards, such as those from a retailer or restaurant.

(10)

In all programs, the income of a temporary employee of the U.S. Census Bureau employed to assist in taking the census is excluded.

Source: Rule 461-145-0130 — Earned Income; Treatment, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=461-145-0130.

461‑145‑0000
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act 461‑145‑0001
Adoption Assistance 461‑145‑0005
Agent Orange Disability Benefits 461‑145‑0008
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend 461‑145‑0010
Animals 461‑145‑0020
Annuities 461‑145‑0022
Annuities 461‑145‑0025
Approved Accounts 461‑145‑0030
Bank Account 461‑145‑0035
Black Lung Benefits 461‑145‑0040
Burial Arrangements and Burial Fund 461‑145‑0050
Burial Space and Merchandise 461‑145‑0060
Cash 461‑145‑0080
Child Support and Cash Medical Support 461‑145‑0086
Contributions 461‑145‑0087
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act 461‑145‑0088
Corporations and Business Entities 461‑145‑0089
Corporations and Other Business Entities 461‑145‑0090
Disability Benefit 461‑145‑0100
Disaster Relief 461‑145‑0105
Disqualifying Income 461‑145‑0108
Dividends, Interest and Royalties 461‑145‑0110
Domestic Volunteer Services Act (VISTA, RSVP) and Small Business Act (SCORE, ACE) 461‑145‑0120
Earned Income 461‑145‑0130
Earned Income 461‑145‑0140
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) 461‑145‑0143
Economic Recovery Payment 461‑145‑0145
Educational Account 461‑145‑0150
Educational Income 461‑145‑0170
Energy Assistance Payments 461‑145‑0175
Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) Payments 461‑145‑0184
Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 461‑145‑0185
Floating Homes and Houseboats 461‑145‑0190
Food Programs Other Than the SNAP program 461‑145‑0200
Foster Care Payments and Guardianship Assistance Benefits 461‑145‑0210
Gifts and Winnings 461‑145‑0220
Home 461‑145‑0230
Housing and Urban Development 461‑145‑0240
Income-Producing Sales Contract 461‑145‑0250
Income-Producing Property 461‑145‑0252
Income-Producing Property 461‑145‑0255
Youth Transitions Program Subsidies 461‑145‑0259
Indian (Native American) Benefits 461‑145‑0260
Indian (Native American) Benefits 461‑145‑0261
Individual Development Account (IDA) 461‑145‑0270
Inheritance 461‑145‑0280
In-Kind Income 461‑145‑0285
Japanese-American Restitution Payments 461‑145‑0290
Job Corps 461‑145‑0300
Workforce Investment Act 461‑145‑0310
Life Estate 461‑145‑0320
Life Insurance 461‑145‑0330
Loans and Interest on Loans 461‑145‑0340
Lodger Income 461‑145‑0343
Manufactured and Mobile Homes 461‑145‑0345
Military Income 461‑145‑0348
Mineral Rights 461‑145‑0360
Motor Vehicle 461‑145‑0365
National and Community Services Trust Act (NCSTA), including AmeriCorps (other than AmeriCorps VISTA) 461‑145‑0370
Older Americans Act 461‑145‑0380
Pension and Retirement Plans 461‑145‑0390
Personal Belongings 461‑145‑0400
Personal Injury Settlement 461‑145‑0405
Plan for Self-support 461‑145‑0410
Program Benefits 461‑145‑0415
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 461‑145‑0417
Railroad Retirement Payments 461‑145‑0420
Real Property 461‑145‑0430
Real Property Excluded under an Interim Assistance Agreement 461‑145‑0433
Recreational Vehicles 461‑145‑0435
Refunds 461‑145‑0440
Reimbursement 461‑145‑0455
Resettlement and Placement (R&P) Grants 461‑145‑0460
Sale of a Resource 461‑145‑0470
Shelter-in-Kind Income 461‑145‑0490
Social Security Benefits 461‑145‑0500
Social Secuirty Death Benefit 461‑145‑0505
Spousal Support 461‑145‑0510
SSI 461‑145‑0520
Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 461‑145‑0525
Strikers’ Benefits 461‑145‑0530
Tax Refund 461‑145‑0540
Trusts 461‑145‑0550
Unemployment Compensation Benefit 461‑145‑0560
Uniform Relocation Act 461‑145‑0570
USDA Meal Reimbursement 461‑145‑0580
Veterans’ Benefits 461‑145‑0582
Victims’ Assistance 461‑145‑0583
Virtual Currency or Cryptocurrency 461‑145‑0585
Vocational Rehabilitation Payment 461‑145‑0590
Workers Compensation 461‑145‑0600
Work-Related Capital Assets, Equipment, and Inventory 461‑145‑0810
Deemed Assets 461‑145‑0820
Deemed Assets 461‑145‑0830
When to Deem the Assets of a Sponsor of a Noncitizen and How Income is Deemed 461‑145‑0860
Deemed Assets, Parent of Minor Parent 461‑145‑0910
Self-Employment 461‑145‑0915
Self-Employment 461‑145‑0920
Self-Employment 461‑145‑0930
Self-Employment 461‑145‑0931
Additional Exclusions for Farming Costs
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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