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<br />Types of Earned Income Not Counted in Annual Income <br />Temporary, Nonrecurring, or Sporadic Income <br /> \[24 CFR 5.609(c)(9)\]. <br />This type of income (including gifts) is not included in annual income. Sporadic income <br />includes temporary payments from the U.S. Census Bureau for employment lasting no longer <br />than 180 days \[Notice PIH 2009-19\]. <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />Sporadic income is income that is not received periodically and cannot be reliably <br />predicted. For example, the income of an individual who works occasionally as a <br />handyman would be considered sporadic if future work could not be anticipated and no <br />historic, stable pattern of income existed. <br />Childrens Earnings. <br /> Employment income earned by children (including foster children) under <br />the age of 18 years is not included in annual income \[24 CFR 5.609(c)(1)\]. (See Eligibility <br />chapter for a definition of foster children.) <br />Certain Earned Income of Full-Time Students. <br /> Earnings in excess of $480 for each full-time <br />student 18 years old or older (except for the head, spouse, or co-head) are not counted \[24 CFR <br />--ti <br />educational institution with a degree or certificate program \[HCV GB, p. 5-29\]. <br />Income of a Live-in Aide. <br /> Income earned by a live-in aide, as defined in \[24 CFR 5.403\], is not <br />included in annual income \[24 CFR 5.609(c)(5)\]. (See Eligibility chapter for a full discussion of <br />live-in aides.) <br />Income Earned under Certain Federal Programs. <br /> Income from some federal programs is <br />specifically excluded from consideration as income \[24 CFR 5.609(c)(17)\], including: <br /> <br />Payments to volunteers under the Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. <br />5044(g), 5058) <br /> <br />Awards under the federal work-study program (20 U.S.C. 1087 uu) <br /> <br />Payments received from programs funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1985 <br />(42 U.S.C. 3056(f)) <br /> <br />Allowances, earnings, and payments to AmeriCorps participants under the National and <br />Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12637(d)) <br /> <br />Allowances, earnings, and payments to participants in programs funded under the Workforce <br />Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2931) <br />Resident Service Stipend <br /> <br />Amounts received under a resident service stipend are not included in annual income. A resident <br />service stipend is a modest amount (not to exceed $200 per individual per month) received by a <br />resident for performing a service for the PHA or owner, on a part-time basis, that enhances the <br />quality of life in the development. Such services may include, but are not limited to, fire patrol, <br />hall monitoring, lawn maintenance, resident initiatives coordination, and serving as a member <br />(tenant commissioner) of the PHA <br />such stipend during the same period of time \[24 CFR 5.600(c)(8)(iv)\]. <br />Page 6-7 <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />