HAR §17-676-9. In-kind income

(a) In-kind income is any gain or benefit, not in the form of money, paid to an individual and includes perquisites, such as meals, food, shelter, utilities and medical insurance. (b) For the financial assistance programs, in- kind income shall not be counted as income if the employee does not have the option of obtaining a cash wage in exchange for the perquisite, or if the employer does not report the value of the perquisite as wages on the employees pay statement. The individual whose perquisite is not counted as income shall not be eligible to have the value of the perquisite included in the individual’s standard of assistance. (c) For the food stamp program, in-kind income shall not be considered countable income. [Eff 3/19/93; am 8/01/94; comp 11/09/06] (Auth: HRS §346- 53) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §273.9(b); 45 C.F.R. §233.20; HRS §§346-14, 346-29)