N Census Income

 

 

Revised 02/05/2021

Policy

The treatment of census income depends on whether the person is:

If the person is…

And the program is...

Then the treatment is…

An employee of the Census Bureau

All programs

Counted as earned income

A temporary census worker

ALTCS

SSI-MAO

MSP

FTW

Excluded.

Adult

Caretaker Relative

Pregnant Woman

Child

KidsCare

Counted as earned income.

 

Definitions

Term

Definition

Census

The U.S. Census Bureau gathers and analyzes data on the U.S. population every ten years.

Census worker

A person employed to assist the U.S. Census Bureau with collecting data during the census.

 

Proof

Income is first obtained through the Federal and State Data Services Hubs. If needed, other proof includes:

 

Legal Authority

Program

Legal Authorities

ALTCS

SSI-MAO

Medicare Savings Program

Freedom to Work

20 CFR 416.1121 and 1124

AAC R9-22-1909

Adult

Caretaker Relative

Pregnant Woman

Child

KidsCare

45 CFR 435.603

42 CFR 457.10, 300, 301 and 315