12VAC30-110-640: Income

For the purposes of determining eligibility, income is defined as the receipt of any property or services which an individual can apply, either directly or by sale or conversion, to meet the individual's basic needs for food, shelter, and clothing. Income is either earned (payment received by the individual for services performed as an employee, or as a result of being self-employed) or unearned (includes pensions, benefits, prizes, inheritances, gifts, dividends, support and maintenance).