1. (a) For all adult categories of financial assistance, earned income-in-kind received on a regular basis shall be assigned a dollar value and shall be treated as countable earned income as follows:

   1. (1) The dollar value shall be determined by a statement from the employer indicating the frequency and dollar value of earned income-in-kind, or, if unable to obtain such a statement, by multiplying the number of hours worked times the hourly wage as provided by the employer;
   2. (2) If the employer is unable to provide an approximate hourly wage, or the client is self-employed, the current minimum hourly wage shall be used; and
   3. (3) From the dollar value amount determined as referenced in (1) or (2) above, any monetary payment received as a supplement for the same job shall be subtracted, resulting in gross earned income-in-kind.
2. (b) With the exception of payments made from trusts or similar legal devices, for adult category financial assistance, unearned income-in-kind shall represent a component of the adult category standard of need and shall not be counted as income.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; amd by #6111, eff 11-1-95; ss by #6531, INTERIM, eff 6-27-97, EXPIRES: 10-25-97 New. #6740, eff 4-25-98; ss by #8596, eff 3-30-06; ss by #10563, eff 3-30-14; ss by #13929, eff 4-24-24