Unless otherwise excluded under the provisions of this chapter, the department considers all income in the month received. Funds held beyond the month of receipt become a resource and are considered under the provisions of chapter 67:10:04. Income includes items such as the following:

1. (1) Earned income;
2. (2) Income from unemployment insurance;
3. (3) Money accumulated as a result of the investment of funds, including excluded funds;
4. (4) Except for SSI, benefits received through the Social Security Administration;
5. (5) Self-employment income;
6. (6) Earnings received by a parent who is participating in a WIA on-the-job training program;
7. (7) Training allowances which duplicate a portion of the payment standard as defined in § 67:10:05:01;
8. (8) County welfare funds or BIA general assistance funds which duplicate a portion of the need standard; and

9. (9) Child support and alimony passed through to the assistance unit by the Office of Child Support Enforcement.

   Cross-References:

   Recurring monthly or semi-monthly income, § 67:10:03:11.

   Treatment of income from ineligible individual because of an action or inaction on the part of the individual, § 67:10:03:15.

Source: 24 SDR 24, effective August 31, 1997; 36 SDR 103, effective December 21, 2009.

General Authority: SDCL 28-7A-3(1)(3).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-7A-3(1)(3).