Household income is both taxable and nontaxable income from all sources*.

Examples of nontaxable incom enot listed on the form but required to be included: - support money received and used for personal household living expenses (mortgage, rent, food, utilities, etc.) - cost of living allowances paid to Federal employees - allowances received by dependents of armed service personnel - Federal pension and annuity income not included in adjusted gross income - worker's compensation - gross amount of "loss of time" insurance - capital gains exluded from adjusted gross income You must also include in Household Income the income of a spouse from whom you are not legally separated, even if that spouse is not a member of the household.

Not Requied to Report as Household Income
$6,500 of income earned by a full time student who qualifies as your dependent - $6,500 of income earned by a parent who is your dependent - payment made by the state of VT for foster care or for developmentally disabled persons - gifts from nongovernmental sources - surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a government agency - the contribution portion of a pension or annuity distribution if the contribution was included in adjusted gross income in the year of contribution - or the income of a person living in the householdunder a written homesharing agreement

For Claimants age 62 or older as of December 31, 2005, or Disabled Claimants, the following is not included in Claimant's Household income: - income of a person residing in the household for the primary purpose of providing attendent care, homemaker, or companionship services, which allows the Claimant to remain in his/her home or avoid institutionalization - income of a person living in the household who is a bona fide employee hired to provide personal care to a household member and is not related to the person to whom the care is provided - or the income of a person living inthe household under a written homesharing agreement.

Not included in Household Income is the income of a pouse who is at least 62 on December 31, 2005, who does not live in the household and has permanently moved to a nursing home or other care facility.

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