The $20 General Income Disregard is applied unless the type of Unearned Income is one where an exception applies:
- Deduct a $20 General Income Disregard from unearned income for the individual where the income type is not any of the types listed in the Exceptions to the $20 Disregard sub rule group OR
- Deduct $20 from the combined unearned income for a married couple where the income type is not any of the types listed in the Exceptions to the $20 Disregard sub rule group
Do not deduct $20 General Disregard from the following types of Unearned Income:
- Tribal General Assistance payments made by BIA
- Income from payments resulting from the Refugee Act of 1980
- Veteran's Administration Pension
- Veteran's Administration Compensation paid to the parent of a child