OAR 461-145-0230: Housing and Urban Development

(1) Payments from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made to a third party on behalf of the individual are treated as follows: (a) In the REF, REFM, and TANF programs, the payment is used to determine shelter-in-kind income. (b) In the EA, OSIP, OSIPM, QMB, and SNAP programs, the payments are excluded. (2) HUD payments made directly to a member of the financial group, except Youthbuild Program payments and Family Investment Centers payments, are treated as follows: (a) In the REF, REFM, and TANF programs, the payment is used to determine shelter-in-kind income. If the payments are made in a lump sum, the lump sum is unearned income. (b) In the EA program, the payment is unearned income. (c) In the OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB programs, the payments are excluded. (d) In the SNAP program, payments for utilities are excluded. Other payments are unearned income. (3) Escrow accounts established for families participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program sponsored by HUD are excluded. (4) Payments related to family investment centers issued under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, Pub. L. No. 101-625, sec. 515, 104 Stat. 4196 (1990), are treated as follows: (a) Wages are earned income, and stipends are unearned income. (b) Service payments for items such as child care, basic education, literacy, or computer skills training are excluded.