Income may be fully or partially countable or may be excluded from the current eligibility budget. Excludable income will continue to be monitored by the caseworker at each financial review to determine how eligibility is affected. Excludable sources of income include:

1. (1) deductions from earned income, including social security payments, Medicare premium payments, bonds, pensions, and union dues;
2. (2) the first $65 of an applicant's, client's, or couple's net earned income, plus 1/2 of the remainder;
3. (3) loans, grants, scholarships, and fellowship funds obtained and used under conditions that preclude the use for current living costs; any portion used to pay any other expense cannot be excluded;
4. (4) Veterans Administration aid-and-attendance benefits, homebound elderly benefits, and payments to certain eligible veterans for purchase of medications;
5. (5) infrequent or irregular income received less frequently than once a month that averages $20 per month or less;
6. (6) 1/3 of the total amount of child support payments for an eligible child; and
7. (7) allowable exclusions from self-employment income, as indicated on the following chart.
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Source Note:The provisions of this §271.57 adopted to be effective January 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12544; transferred effective September 15, 2023, as published in the August 18, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4523; amended to be effective September 10, 2025, 50 TexReg 5936.