1. (1) Payments from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made to a third party on behalf of the individual are treated as follows:

   1. (a) In the REF, REFM, and TANF programs, the payment is used to determine shelter-in-kind income.
   2. (b)  In the EA, OSIP, OSIPM, QMB, and SNAP programs, the payments are excluded.

2. (2) HUD payments made directly to a member of the financial group, except Youthbuild Program payments and Family Investment Centers payments, are treated as follows:

   1. (a) In the REF, REFM, and TANF programs, the payment is used to determine shelter-in-kind income. If the payments are made in a lump sum, the lump sum is unearned income.
   2. (b) In the EA program, the payment is unearned income.
   3. (c) In the OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB programs, the payments are excluded.
   4. (d) In the SNAP program, payments for utilities are excluded. Other payments are unearned income.
3. (3) Escrow accounts established for families participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program sponsored by HUD are excluded.

4. (4) Payments related to family investment centers issued under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, Pub. L. No. 101-625, sec. 515, 104 Stat. 4196 (1990), are treated as follows:

   1. (a) Wages are earned income, and stipends are unearned income.
   2. (b) Service payments for items such as child care, basic education, literacy, or computer skills training are excluded.

Statutory/Other Authority

409.050, 411.060, 411.404, 411.816, 412.014, 412.049, 413.085 & 414.619

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 409.010, 411.060, 411.404, 411.816, 412.014 & 412.049

History

SSP 17-2023, amend filed 06/14/2023, effective 07/01/2023
SSP 21-2018, amend filed 06/05/2018, effective 07/01/2018
SSP 31-2016, f. & cert. ef. 9-1-16
SSP 25-2016(Temp), f. 6-30-16, cert. ef. 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16
SSP 38-2013, f. 12-31-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14
SSP 30-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-1-13 thru 3-30-14
SSP 17-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-04
AFS 9-2001, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-01
AFS 24-1997, f. 12-31-97, cert. ef. 1-1-98
AFS 34-1996, f. 9-26-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96
AFS 16-1996, f. 4-29-96, cert. ef. 5-1-96
AFS 23-1994, f. 9-29-94, cert. ef. 10-1-94
AFS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-94
AFS 12-1993, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-93
AFS 28-1992, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-92
AFS 20-1992, f. 7-31-92, cert. ef. 8-1-92
AFS 12-1990, f. 3-30-90, cert. ef. 4-1-90
AFS 80-1989, f. 12-21-89, cert. ef. 2-1-90