One of the steps to determining a household’s eligibility to live in a program-specific unit is income eligibility. In this course, we discuss the rules surrounding income—in particular, the types we must include and the types we must exclude. We will look at the calculations needed to be performed to annualize income, as well as special considerations for employment and self-employment income.

This course covers Social Security and TANF income and how each is calculated and verified for the tax credit program.

This course covers calculating and verifying child support, alimony, and military income for the tax credit program.

This course covers how to handle income sources that are paid periodically, how to address retirement accounts, and how to document zero-income households.