earned.yaml

description: The Department of Health and Human Services counts these income sources as earned income under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
values:
  2020-01-01:
    - employment_income
    - self_employment_income
metadata:
  unit: list
  period: year
  label: TANF earned income sources
  reference:
    - title: 42 U.S.C. § 602 - Eligible States; State plan
      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/602
  # TANF gives states flexibility to define earned income in their state plans. This list serves as a general baseline that states may override with their own definitions.