Addendum 11 - Countable and Excluded income for SNAP

Type of income	Countable for SNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
Adoption payments, subsidized	Yes – see MS 605-1 C for additional information.
American Indian/Alaska Native payments	See Addendum 5 for additional information.
Annuity Payments	Yes – see MS 602-3 B for additional information.
Alien Sponsor income	Yes - see MS 605-2 A for additional information.
Child Support	Yes – see MS 602-3 B(3) for additional information.
Census Income	No
Compensatory payments, court ordered	Yes
Contractual Income, such as monthly payments from sale of a house	Yes
Contract Work	Yes
Corporation For National and Community Service (CNCS) payments, which include AmeriCorps, VISTAVolunteers in Service to America, National and Civilian Corp, Foster Grandparents, the Senior Companion Program, and Retired and Senior Volunteer Corps (RSVP)	No – see MS 602-3 D for additional information.
Corporation income from partnerships, estates, and S-corporations	Yes
Crowdfunding	See MS 602-2 A for additional information.
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
Foster Care, including Therapeutic Foster Care and boarding home payments	Dependent on nature of foster care payments, and household living expenses – See MS 605-1 C for additional information.
Gambling and lottery winnings	See MS 605-1 C for additional information.
Garnishments	See MS 602-3 B for additional information.
Gifts	No – see MS 602-3 D 9 for additional information
Guardianship payments, subsidized	See MS 605-1 C for additional information.
Inheritances	No
In-kind income	No - See 602-3 D for additional information.
Interim Assistance	Yes
Jury Duty payments and Witness fees	Yes
Jury Duty Reimbursements and per diem	No
Loans, including educational, personal, and commercial	No
Lump sum payments, non-recurring	No
MAAST (Mature Alaskans Seeking Training Skills)	No – See MS 602-3 D
Military Entitlements	Yes – see MS 605-2 E for additional information.
Missionary Income	Yes
PASS I, II, III Childcare	No
Payee Arrangements	See MS 602-3 B for additional information.
Per Diem payment from employment	No, See Addendum 3 for Military personnel
Permanent Fund Dividend	See MS 605-7 for additional information.
Punitive Payments, court ordered	Yes
Public Assistance Payments	Yes
Refugee Assistance, paid one time or monthly	Yes see MS 602-3 B for additional information
Recoupments	No, see MS 602-3 D for additional information
Reimbursements	No – see MS 602-3 D for additional information
Relocation payments	No
Rental income, including room rental	Yes
Retirement/pension income	Yes – see MS 602-3 B for additional information.
Self-employment income	Yes - see MS 605-2 D for additional information.
Supplemental Security Income (SSISupplemental Security Income)	Yes
Social Security payments, excluding SSISupplemental Security Income.	Yes - see MS 602-3 B for additional information.
Spousal Support (Alimony)	See MS 603-1 and Addendum 3
Tax returns, federal,	No
Trust income	Yes, see MS 602-3 B for additional information.
Unemployment benefits (UIBUnemployment Insurance Benefit)	Yes
Vendor payments	See MS 602-3 B for additional information.
Veterans retirement paid by the Department of Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS)	Yes
Veterans Survivor benefits	Yes
Victims of Crime Compensation	No
Wages, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, tips, overtime, severance, and gratuities. This includes an SSISupplemental Security Income recipient’s wages.	Yes
Workers' Compensation	Yes
Work Study	No

This chart is not comprehensive. For questions regarding income types, please email hss.dpa.policy@alaska.gov.