Unearned Income Exclusions

PA/GA Vendor Payments

Public Assistance and General Assistance payments made to a third party on behalf of the household are excluded as unearned income under the following provisions:

1. Medical Assistance
2. Child Care Assistance
3. Home Energy Assistance Payments under the Low Income Energy Assistance Act
4. Energy Assistance payments other than LIHEAA
5. Housing Assistance

Bona Fide Loans

• Bona fide loans.

Reimbursements

• Reimbursements for past or future expenses, to the extent they do not exceed actual expenses and do not represent a gain or benefit to the household.

Federal Food Programs

The following food programs which have federal involvement are not counted:

1. The value of the food under the food stamp program to any household is excluded from income
2. The value of supplemental food assistance under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
3. The value of any assistance to children under the special food service program for children under the National School Lunch Act
4. Benefits received under Title VII, Nutrition Program for the Elderly

Payments under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 1973

• Payments under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 1973

Older Americans Act of 1965 Benefits

• Older Americans Act of 1965 Benefits

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Payments

1. HUD Community Development Block Grant Funds
2. HUD payments or subsidies
3. Government housing subsidies

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments

Nazi Persecution Victims Payments

• Payments to Victims of Nazi Persecution (PL 103-286), Austrian Social Insurance Payments and Netherlands WUV Payments to Victims of Persecution.

Special Payments to Children of Vietnam Veterans

• VA Payments to Vietnam Veterans Who Have a Child Born with Spina Bifida PL 104-204.

Travel and Training Allowances and Reimbursements

• Travel and Training Allowances and Reimbursements

Victim's Compensation Payments

• Crime Victim's Compensation Payments under PL 103-322 are excluded as income.

Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) payments

1. Do not count payments for supportive services under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) AND
2. Do not count payments for training under the Workforce Investment Act

Educational Assistance Payments under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965

• All student financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are excluded as income

Educational Assistance Payments under the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

• All student financial assistance under Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) student assistance programs are excluded as income.

Educational Loans, Grants or Scholarships

• For educational assistance to be excluded the educational loan, grant or scholarship must be awarded to a household member enrolled at a recognized institution AND
• Deferred payment loans for educational used for education expenses are excluded from income OR
• Scholarships, educational grants used for education expenses are excluded from income OR
• Veteran Administration educational benefits paid as part of a vocational rehabilitation program, or that represents a withdrawal of a veteran's own contributions.

In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM)

• All ISM is excluded for Food Assistance.

Individual Development Accounts

• Payments from Individual Development Accounts (IDA) are excluded as income.