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If the allowance is listed in the Entitlements section and is also
listed in the Deductions or Allotments section of the LES, count
only the amount above the Deductions or Allotments amount as
earned income in the budget.
1. Housing and food allowance (BAS, BAQ or BAH):
o Households living on base: exempt as in-kind income.
o Households living off base who receive the allowance
directly: counts as earned income.
o Households living on or off base whose housing expenses
are paid directly to the vendor: exempt vendor payment.
2. Bonuses paid to a military person will appear in the Entitlements
section of the LES. If a bonus is received in a lump sum, it is
exempt as income under the non-recurring lump sum provision
but is counted as a resource in the month received. If the bonus
is paid in installments, it counts as earned income in the month
received.
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Example:
Doug and his family move to a new off-base location. He receives his
monthly rent on his LES. His BAH allotment in the entitlement column is
$1500. Doug’s landlord verifies that his monthly rent is $1300. The $1500
BAH is countable earned income and rent of $1300 is allowed as a shelter
deduction.
b. Excluded Income
• Exclude the amount of the Clothing Maintenance Allowance (CMA)
used to purchase clothing as a reimbursement.
• Dislocation Allowance (DLA) or any other allowance which are onetime
payments, will only count as earned income if the allowance
can be anticipated.
• The portion of a military retirement payment which goes to an exspouse
under a divorce decree property settlement is not counted
as income to the retiree.
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