OAR 461-145-0087: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

(1) In all programs, Recovery Rebate payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) are: (a) Excluded assets (OAR 461-001-0000) in the month of receipt, (b) Excluded assets for 12 full months starting with the month following the month of receipt, and (c) After the 12-month period, the remainder is countable (OAR 461-001-0000) as a resource. (2) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments authorized by the CARES Act are not Disaster Unemployment Assistance (see OAR 461-145-0100) and are treated as follows: (a) Retroactive payments are counted as periodic or lump-sum income (see OAR 461-140-0110 and 461-140-0120 ), and (b) All other payments are counted as unearned income. (3) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments authorized by the CARES Act are treated as follows: (a) For all programs, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments are not Disaster Unemployment Assistance (see OAR 461-145-0100). (b) In the GA and OSIPM programs, the payments are excluded assets in the month of receipt. All funds remaining after the month of receipt are a countable resource. (c) In the ERDC, QMB, TANF, and TA-DVS programs, the payments are excluded assets . (d) In the DSNAP and SNAP programs, the payments are excluded assets in the month of receipt and the following nine months. All funds remaining after the exclusion period are a countable resource. (e) In all other programs, (A) Retroactive payments are counted as periodic or lump-sum income (see OAR 461-140-0110 and 461-140-0120 ), and (B) All other payments are counted as unearned income.