Temporary Assistance/Case Management Manual

0210.015.35.05 Gain or Benefit Not in the Form of Money

  1. Bonus FS coupons issued under the Food Stamp program.
  2. Payments made directly to a vendor for medical, nursing home, or institutional care on behalf of an assistance recipient, BY A HEALTH OR FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY (such as County Court, Division of Mental Health, etc.).
  3. Value of produce/food produced for family consumption by the assistance group from a garden, livestock, and poultry.
  4. Income-in-kind, i.e., commodities not in the form of cash received by any member of the assistance group. Examples of income-in-kind include food, utilities, rent, clothing, etc., supplied to the assistance group. Do NOT exclude in-kind earnings such as working off rent.