Earned Income

Earned income includes, but is not limited to the following. (7-1-24) 01. Wages or Salary. Wages and salaries of an employee, advances, tips, commissions, meals, and military pay are earned income. Garnishments from wages are earned income. (7-1-24) 02. Self-Employment Income. Income from self-employment, including capital gains, is earned income. Rental property is self-employment income if a household member manages the property an average of twenty (20) or more hours per week. Payment from a roomer or boarder is self-employment income. (7-1-24) 03. Training Allowances. From programs such as Vocational Rehabilitation. (7-1-24) 04. Payments Under Title I. Such as VISTA and University Year for Action under P.L. 93-113. (7-1-24) 05. On-the-Job Training Programs. WIOA income includes monies paid by WIOA or the employer. Income from WIOA on-the-job training programs is earned income, unless paid to a household member under age nineteen (19). The household member under age nineteen (19) must be under the control of another household member. (7-1-24) 06. Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). An Armed Services housing allowance. (7-1-24)