0410.015.10 Unearned Income

Enter the income information on the Income (FMX0) and Income Amount (FMX3) screens. The income type code is UI (unearned income). The income source code follows each income in parenthesis. Refer to the FAMIS Income Code Chart for more information. Record a comment as outlined in the FAMIS Comments Quick Reference Chart . Unearned income includes the following.

Income Maintenance Payments:

1. Temporary Assistance (C1-C6);
2. Blind Pension (B1);
3. SAB (F1);
4. Refugee cash assistance (RF);
5. PTD State Supplemental Payment (E1);
6. OAA State Supplemental Payment (A1);
7. Supplemental Nursing Care (N1);
8. Welfare payments from another state (WS); and
9. Other assistance programs based on need.

Government Programs:

1. Agent Orange Veteran's benefits (AV);
2. Black Lung benefits (BL);
3. Payments held in trust by Secretary of Interior for Indians (PS);
4. Vocational Rehabilitation payments for child care compensation (VF); and
5. Vocational Rehabilitation payments not for child care compensation (VR).

Annuities, Pensions, and Compensations:

1. Union fund, pension benefits, or retirement (UF);
2. Military retirement (MR);
3. Disability benefit (DB);
4. Veterans benefits (VA);
5. Worker's compensation (WC);
6. Unemployment compensation (UC or UO);
7. Strike benefits (SB);
8. Railroad Retirement (RR);
9. Benefits received under Social Security Programs, such as Social Security Disability or Social Security Retirement (SS) or SSI (SI);
10. Income from stocks, bonds, investments (DI), trusts (TR); or
11. Annuities (AN).

Other Payments:

1. Property rental (RN);
2. Regular contributions from relatives, friends, churches, clubs, etc. made directly to the claimant (CO);
3. Regular contributions from relatives, friends, churches, clubs, etc. made to a vendor on behalf of the claimant (applicable only to claimants in a boarding or nursing home);
4. When real or personal property has been sold by a member of an assistance group on a time payment plan, and the unpaid balance does not make the claimant ineligible, consider the down-payment (if any) as cash but include the time payments as income;
5. Consider payments received as the result of Third Party Liability (insurance) overages income for the month in which it is received;
6. Allotments including:
   • Military Allotments (AA);
   • Community Spouse Allotments (A2);
   • Minor/Dependent Allotments (A3); and
   • Minor Living Outside Household Allotments (A4).
7. Severance Payments received from an employer when an employee's job is terminated (SV);
8. Subsidized employment (SU);
9. Foster Care Payments (FC);
10. Adoption Subsidy Payments (AS);
11. Guardianship Subsidy payments (GS);
12. Support or Alimony payments including the following:
    • child support (CS) - this is income to the child for whom the payment is made if the child is in the EU;
    • child support arrearages (CA) - this is income to the child for whom the payment is made if the child is in the EU;
    • child support payments paid for someone outside the home (CR);
    • alimony (AL); and
    • alimony arrearages (AR).
13. Cash Gifts (GF);
14. Payments from Immigrant (Alien) Sponsor (AC);
15. Lottery/Gambling income (LO);
16. Incentive payments to encourage activity (IP);
17. Representative payee payments not given to the beneficiary (RH);
18. Reimbursements for living expenses (RL);
19. Notes receivable (NR)
20. Non Bona Fide Loans (NB);
21. Nursing home insurance Income (NI); and
22. Interest Income (IN).

To compute unearned income follow the guidelines presented in “Other Expenses of Producing Income” and “Overhead Expense of Producing Income” listed under “Earned Income”.