OAR 461-145-0410
Program Benefits
(1)
EA payments are treated as follows:(a)
In the ERDC and SNAP programs, a payment made directly to the client is counted as unearned income. Dual payee and provider-direct payments are excluded.(b)
In all programs except the ERDC and SNAP programs, these payments are excluded.(2)
Employment Payments (see OAR 461-001-0025 (Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, TANF) and 461-135-1270 (Specific Requirements; Employment Payments)) are treated as follows:(a)
In the REF, REFM, SNAP, and TANF programs, these payments are counted as unearned income in the month received.(b)
In all programs not covered in subsection (a) of this section, these payments are excluded.(3)
Payments from ERDC and TANF child care are excluded unless the client is the provider.(4)
Payments from the MAGI medical (including MAGI-CHIP), OSIPM, QMB, and REFM programs are excluded.(5)
Payments from JPI (see OAR 461-135-1260 (Specific Requirements: Job Participation Incentive)) are issued as a food benefit and are excluded.(6)
SNAP payments are treated as follows:(a)
The value of an SNAP benefit is excluded in all programs except the EA program. In the EA program, the value is counted as a resource when determining the emergency food needs of the filing group (see OAR 461-110-0310 (Filing Group; Overview) and 461-110-0370 (Filing Group; SNAP)).(b)
OFSET service payments are excluded.(7)
Benefits from the GA, OSIP (except OSIPM-ICP), REF, SFPSS, TANF, and tribal-TANF programs are treated as follows:(a)
In the EA program, these payments are counted as unearned income, except that these payments are excluded for a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750 (Benefit Group)) whose emergent need is the result of domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)).(b)
In the ERDC program, payments are counted as unearned income.(c)
In the QMB-BAS, QMB-SMB, and QMB-SMF programs, these payments are excluded.(d)
In the SNAP program:(A)
These payments are treated as unearned income.(B)
An amount received as a late processing payment is treated as lump-sum income (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461) and 461-140-0120 (Availability and Treatment of Lump-Sum Income)).(C)
Payments made to correct an underpayment are treated as lump-sum income.(D)
Ongoing special needs payments for laundry allowances, special diet or meal allowance, restaurant meals, accommodation allowances, and telephone allowances are treated as unearned income. All other special needs payments are excluded as reimbursements.(e)
In all programs except the EA, ERDC, QMB-BAS, QMB-SMB, QMB-SMF, and SNAP programs:(A)
These payments are excluded in the month received, and any portion remaining following the month of receipt is counted as a resource.(B)
Payments made to correct an underpayment are excluded.(f)
In all programs:(A)
JOBS, REF, and TANF JOBS Plus support service payments are excluded.(B)
For the treatment of JOBS Plus income, see OAR 461-145-0130 (Earned Income; Treatment).(8)
Payments from OSIPM-ICP (OSIPM-Independent Choices Program) are treated as follows:(a)
In the SNAP program, these payments are counted as unearned income and assets held in a contingency fund (see OAR 411-030-0020 (Definitions)) are counted as a resource.(b)
In all other programs, these payments and funds held in a contingency fund are excluded.(9)
Pre-TANF program payments are treated as follows:(a)
In the SNAP program, a payment for basic living expenses, made directly to the client, is counted as unearned income. All other payments are excluded.(b)
In all programs except the SNAP program, these payments are excluded.(10)
TA-DVS payments are excluded for all programs.
Source:
Rule 461-145-0410 — Program Benefits, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=461-145-0410
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