topic Do i claim my public assistance cash as income? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/do-i-claim-my-public-assistance-cash-as-income/01/3133022#M206751 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:55:50 GMT staciepeters72 2026-02-10T09:55:50Z Do i claim my public assistance cash as income? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/do-i-claim-my-public-assistance-cash-as-income/01/3133022#M206751 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:55:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/do-i-claim-my-public-assistance-cash-as-income/01/3133022#M206751 staciepeters72 2026-02-10T09:55:50Z Re: Do i claim my public assistance cash as income? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-do-i-claim-my-public-assistance-cash-as-income/01/3133025#M206753 <P>Welfare payments are not taxable, if that is what you are referring to.</P> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:34:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-do-i-claim-my-public-assistance-cash-as-income/01/3133025#M206753 ThomasM125 2024-01-18T00:34:14Z Re: Do i claim my public assistance cash as income? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-do-i-claim-my-public-assistance-cash-as-income/01/3133125#M206763 <P>You do not enter public assistance on a tax return.&nbsp; &nbsp;It is not taxable, nor does it count toward any sort of tax credits</P> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 02:04:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-do-i-claim-my-public-assistance-cash-as-income/01/3133125#M206763 xmasbaby0 2024-01-18T02:04:47Z