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Whose Income to Count • Knowing whose income to count is as important as knowing which income to count. Under the Part 5 definition of annual income, income earned by the following groups of people is not counted: • Earned income of minors. Earned income of minors (age 17 and under) is not counted. Unearned income attributable to a minor (e.g., child support, AFDC payments and other benefits paid on behalf of a minor) is included; and Income of live-in aides. If a household includes a paid live-in aide (whether paid by the family or a social service program), the income of the live-in aide, regardless of the source, is not counted. Except under unusual circumstances, a related person can not be considered a live-in aide. Family members living apart from the family also require special consideration. • Temporarily absent family members. The income of temporarily absent family members is counted in the Part 5 definition of annual income – regardless of the amount the absent member contributes to the household. For example, a construction worker emoioyed at a temporary job on the cther side of the State earns S600 per week He keeps S200 per week for exoenses and sends 5400 per week home to his family. The entire amount (S5C0 per week) is counted in the famiiy s income: Adult students living away from home. If the adult student is counted as a T mover of the household in ce:ermining the household size (to cc:r-care against the HUD income limits,. the first 5480 of the student's income mus; be counted in the family's income Note. however, that the 5480 lima: woes not apply to a student who is the head of household or spouse (their full income must be counted); and Permanently absent family members. If a family member is permanently absent from the household (e.g., a spouse who is in a nursing home), the head of household has the choice of either counting that person as a member of the household, and including income attributable to that person as household income, or specifying that the person is no longer a member of the household. Types of Income to be Counted Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 provide a comprehensive list of income that is included and excluded from calculations of annual income under Part 5. This list comes directly from the Federal regulations at 24 CFR 5.609. The list is periodically updated by HUD when changes are made by Congress. Program administrators generally are expected to implement changes within 60 days of publication in the Federal Register. In general, income exclusions fall into the following categories: • Benefits that should not be counted as income: Income of certain household members that should not be counted, including earned income of minors and income attributable to foster children and live-in aides: and Amounts that are counted as assets rather than income, such as lump -sum lottery winnings. Welfare Rent as Income Welfare assistance is counted as income. Most PJs will use the actual gross amount of welfare assistance the household receives. In certain "as -paid" localities, however, a special calculation is required. In an as -paid jurisdiction, welfare assistance ecnnicai Guioe for Determining Income and Allowances for the HOME Program — 12