55 Pa. Code § 140.291 - Treatment of lump sum payments

(a) A lump sum payment is a nonrecurring payment. Types of lump sum payments include delayed wages, bonuses, earned income tax credit (EITC), cash prizes, cash lottery winnings, life insurance benefits, cash inheritances, personal injury and other damage awards and settlements and retroactive benefits, such as retirement, survivors and disability insurance, delayed unemployment compensation and workers compensation.

(b) A lump sum payment is counted as a resource under Chapter 178, Subchapter A (relating to general provisions for MA resources common to all categories of MA) unless it would be more helpful to the applicant/recipient group to have the lump sum treated as income.

(c) If the lump sum is treated as income, it is counted as income in the calendar month received.

(1) An earned lump sum such as delayed wages, bonuses and EITC is treated as earned income and is added to other earned income received in the calendar month. The deductions listed under § 140.282 (relating to deductions from earned income) are applied to determine countable net earned income.

(2) An unearned lump sum such as cash prizes, cash lottery winnings, life insurance benefits, cash inheritances and personal injury is treated as unearned income and is added to other unearned income received in the calendar month. The deductions listed under § 140.281 (relating to deductions from unearned income) are applied to determine countable net unearned income.

(d) The balance of the lump sum remaining subsequent to the calendar month the lump sum was received and counted as income as described in subsection (c) is considered a resource to the applicant/recipient or the spouse of the applicant/recipient.

Notes

55 Pa. Code § 140.291

The provisions of this § 140.291 amended September 10, 1999, effective 9/11/1999, 29 Pa.B. 4784.

The provisions of this § 140.291 amended under section 201(2) of the Public Welfare Code (55 P. S. § 201(2)).