756-4          TYPES OF INCOME

For ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program purposes, all income is separated into two types:  earned and unearned.

756-4 A.     EARNED INCOME

For information on earned income see ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 758-2 and 759.

756-4 B.     UNEARNED INCOME

For information on unearned income see ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 758.

756-4 C.     DETERMINING IF INCOME IS EARNED OR UNEARNED

It is important to determine if income is earned or unearned, because certain deductions are made from earned income that are not allowed for unearned income.

When an individual reports income of a type that is not clearly earned or unearned, the caseworker must examine the degree of personal effort the individual must make to generate the income.  If no direct personal activity is required, the income is unearned.

756-4 D.     SEPARATING INCOME FROM RESOURCES

In limited circumstances, money received in a calendar month is considered to be a resource, not income.  These circumstances are discussed in ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 754-2 and 754-3.

Unless specified as a resource in those sections, any monies received in a calendar month are considered to be income in the month of receipt.  If any of that same money remains available to the client in the next month, it is considered to be a resource.