(110 ILCS 992/7-30)

Sec. 7-30. Limits on covered income. An EISA must specify the definition of income to be used for the purposes of calculating a consumer's payment obligation under the EISA. No EISA shall include any of the following in its definition of income:

(1) the income of the consumer's spouse, children, or dependents or a party to a civil union with the consumer under the Illinois Religious Freedom and Civil Union Act; or

(2) any amount paid by the consumer under Title II or XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. or 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq., or under a State program funded by Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq;

(3) individual retirement account distributions;

(4) pensions and annuities;

(5) social security benefits;

(6) any sources of government aid provided to individuals, including, but not limited to:

(A) unemployment programs;

(B) disaster relief programs;

(C) Medicare or Medicaid benefits;

(D) benefits received through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;

(E) economic impact payments;

(F) the earned income tax credit or child tax credit;

(G) other income excluded from the definition of taxable income set forth by the Internal Revenue Service; or

(H) passive income that is not derived as a result of a consumer's active participation in any trade or business.

(Source: P.A. 104-383, eff. 8-15-25.)