ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN - San Antonio Housing Authority

Periodic Payments Excluded from Annual IncomePayments received for the care of foster children or foster adults (usually persons withdisabilities, unrelated to the assisted family, who are unable to live alone) [24 CFR5.609(c)(2)]PHA PolicyThe PHA will exclude payments for the care of foster children and foster adults only ifthe care is provided through an official arrangement with a local welfare agency [HCVGB, p. 5-18].Amounts paid by a state agency to a family with a member who has a developmentaldisability and is living at home to offset the cost of services and equipment needed to keepthe developmentally disabled family member at home [24 CFR 5.609(c)(16)]Amounts received under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (42 U.S.C.1626(c)) [24 CFR 5.609(c)(17)] Amounts received under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42U.S.C. 9858q) [24 CFR 5.609(c)(17)]Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) refund payments (26 U.S.C. 32(j)) [24 CFR 5.609(c)(17)].Note: EITC may be paid periodically if the family elects to receive the amount due as part ofpayroll payments from an employer.Lump sums received as a result of delays in processing Social Security and SSI payments(see section 6-I.J.) [24 CFR 5.609(b)(4)].6-I.I. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF EARNINGSPayments in lieu of earnings, such as unemployment and disability compensation, worker’scompensation, and severance pay, are counted as income [24 CFR 5.609(b)(5)] if they arereceived either in the form of periodic payments or in the form of a lump-sum amount orprospective monthly amounts for the delayed start of a periodic payment. If they are received ina one-time lump sum (as a settlement, for instance), they are treated as lump-sum receipts [24CFR 5.609(c)(3)]. (See also the discussion of periodic payments in section 6-I.H and thediscussion of lump-sum receipts in section 6-I.G.)6-I.J. WELFARE ASSISTANCEOverviewWelfare assistance is counted in annual income. Welfare assistance includes TemporaryAssistance for Needy Families (TANF) and any payments to individuals or families based onneed that are made under programs funded separately or jointly by federal, state, or localgovernments [24 CFR 5.603(b)].© Copyright 2008 Nan McKay & Associates, Inc. Page 6-22Revised/Approved 04/08/10 (Eff: 07/01/10)Unlimited copies may be made for internal use.