Addendum 3

Countable and Excluded Income for adult public assistance

 

Type of Income Countable for APAAdult Public Assistance
Adoption payments, subsidized Yes -- see MS 442-3(F) for additional details
American Indian/Alaska Native payments Yes -- see MS 442-3(A)(8) for additional details
Annuity Payments Yes 
Alien Sponsor income Yes -- see MS 460-2(B) for additional details
Child Support Yes -- see MS 442-3(I) for additional details
Census Income Yes
Compensatory payments, court ordered Yes
Contractual Income, such as monthly payments from sale of a house Yes
Contract Work Yes
Corporation income from partnerships, estates, and S-corporations Yes
Crowdfunding Yes -- see MS 431-2(L) for additional details
Death Benefits Yes -- see MS 441-2(G) for additional details
Disaster and Emergency Assistance provided by states, local governments, or disaster assistance organizations No
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) No
Educational Grants, Awards, Scholarships, and Loans issued under any program funded under the Title IV of the Higher Education Act or under a Bureau of Indian Affairs student assistance program No
Food Stamp Hold Harmless payment No
Foster Care, including Therapeutic Foster Care and boarding home payments No -- see MS 442-3(F) for additional details
Gambling and lottery winnings Yes
Garnishments Yes -- see MS 443-1 for additional details
Inheritances Yes
In-kind support and maintenance No -- see MS 440-3(A) for additional details
Loans, including educational, personal and commercial No
Military Entitlements Yes
Missionary Income Yes
Needs Based Assistance such as Senior Benefits No -- see MS 442-3(B) for additional details
Permanent Fund Dividend No
Recoupments Yes
Rental income, including room rental Yes -- see MS 441-2(M) & 441-2(N) for additional details
Retirement/pension income Yes
Self-employment income Yes -- see MS 441-1(E) for additional details
Supplemental Security Income (SSISupplemental Security Income) Yes
Social Security payments, excluding SSISupplemental Security Income Yes
Spousal Support (Alimony) Yes
Tax returns, federal No
Title V of the Older American Act, such as MASST stipends See MS 442-3(A)3 for additional details
Trust income

Yes

Unemployment benefits (UIBUnemployment Insurance Benefits) Yes
Veteran Disability Payments Yes
Veterans' retirement paid by the Department of Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) Yes -- see MS 441-2(C) for additional details
Veterans Survivor benefits Yes
Victims of Crime Compensation No
Volunteer Payments from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), such as Senior Corps and AmeriCorps No
Wages, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, tips, overtime, severance, and gratuities.  This includes an SSISupplemental Security Income recipient's wages Yes
Workers' Compensation Yes

 

This chart is not comprehensive. 

For questions regarding income types, please email hss.dpa.policy@alaska.gov.

 

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MC # 68 (09/23)