---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 418.3301"
title: "20"
number: "418.3301"
heading: "What is income?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/418.3301"
---

# §418.3301. What is income?


Income is anything you and your spouse, who lives with you, receive in cash or in-kind that you can use to meet your needs for food and shelter. Income can be earned income or unearned income.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5) and 1860D-1, 1860D-14 and -15 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5),1395w-101, 1395w-114, and -115).

### Source

Source: 70 FR 77675, Dec. 30, 2005, unless otherwise noted.