Or. Admin. R. 461-145-0087

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 461-145-0087 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

(1) In all programs, Recovery Rebate payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) are:

(a) Excluded assets (OAR 461-001-0000) in the month of receipt,

(b) Excluded assets for 12 full months starting with the month following the month of receipt, and

(c) After the 12-month period, the remainder is countable (OAR 461-001-0000) as a resource.

(2) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments authorized by the CARES Act are not Disaster Unemployment Assistance (see OAR 461-145-0100) and are treated as follows:

(a) Retroactive payments are counted as periodic or lump-sum income (see OAR 461-140-0110 and 461-140-0120), and

(b) All other payments are counted as unearned income.

(3) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments authorized by the CARES Act are treated as follows:

(a) For all programs, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments are not Disaster Unemployment Assistance (see OAR 461-145-0100).

(b) In the GA and OSIPM programs, the payments are excluded assets in the month of receipt. All funds remaining after the month of receipt are a countable resource.

(c) In the ERDC, QMB, TANF, and TA-DVS programs, the payments are excluded assets.

(d) In the DSNAP and SNAP programs, the payments are excluded assets in the month of receipt and the following nine months. All funds remaining after the exclusion period are a countable resource.

(e) In all other programs,

(A) Retroactive payments are counted as periodic or lump-sum income (see OAR 461-140-0110 and 461-140-0120), and

(B) All other payments are counted as unearned income.

Or. Admin. R. 461-145-0087

SSP 14-2020, temporary adopt filed 06/16/2020, effective 6/16/2020 through 12/12/2020; SSP 33-2020, adopt filed 09/21/2020, effective 10/1/2020; SSP 1-2021, temporary amend filed 01/22/2021, effective 1/25/2021 through 7/23/2021; SSP 26-2021, amend filed 03/24/2021, effective 4/1/2021

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 411.083, 411.404, 411.816, 412.014 & 412.049

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 411.083, 411.404, 411.816, 412.014 & 412.049