Income Not Counted 415-25-05-30
(Revised 10/00 ML #2629)
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Cash over which the household has no control such as:
Reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with employment.
Reimbursement for other expenses incurred, such as for medical expenses.
Payments made to others on the household's behalf, provided that such payments were not directed by the household, such as Housing Assistance Program (HAP) and other subsidized housing authorities, General Assistance (GA) Supplemental Payments, Energy Crisis Assistance Program payments, or mortgage payments directed by a divorce decree to a 3rd party.
Payments made directly to the household by Housing Authorities such as the HAP.
Cash which is administratively difficult to consider or compute, including but not limited to:
Small (under $360/year) or irregular contributions from relatives or friends. "Irregular" is any income that arrives at unscheduled intervals.
Small income (under $360/year) from sale of craft items, rummage sales, odd jobs, et cetera.
Irregular Income
Gambling and Bingo winnings. (Note: may be held as a countable asset at the time of application.)
Loans, including educational loans. (See 415-25-05-05, Item 4.)
TANF grant amount for students away at college (the student is not counted as a member of the household either).
Income tax refund and earned income tax credit.
Retroactive payments such as from Social Security (government payments), when the on-going amount of such payments is reflected in the current month's income.
Example: An applicant, applying in October, began receiving $250/month for Social Security Disability. He also received in October a check of $1,000 ($250 x 4) as retroactive payments for June through September because his disability eligibility was established retroactive to June. The $1,000 retroactive payment is NOT added to his annualized income, but his $250 monthly income is annualized and counted.
Income from the developmentally disabled Family Home Subsidy. See 415-25-05-60 (3).
Reimbursements for meals from Heartland or other such programs for meals provided by day care providers.
JOB incentive payments.
The value of free or reduced shelter costs that are received as a part of an employment agreement (no option), a gift, or through a governmental housing assistance program.
The first $100 of monthly board and room payments; or the first $25 of monthly "room only" payments (See 415-25-05-45).
Children's earned income (see 415-25-05-50).
The special needs portion of a TANF grant.
Reimbursement for transportation, day care, and other employment or training costs under JOBS.
TANF Transitional Care payments.
All educational loans, grants, scholarships, wages earned under the Federal Work Study Program, regular contributions from parents or any other income made available on condition that the recipient continues as a bona fide higher education student.
The portion of a loss settlement obligated to replace the loss, pay off indebtedness, or otherwise obligated by the loss. Any portion of the settlement above indebtedness or replacement cost is unobligated and available and counted as unearned income.
Payments made to a household providing adult or child foster care. (See 415-25-05-60, #'s 2 and 5).
Any amount necessary for the fulfillment of a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (SSI) will NOT be counted as income to the household. "PASS" plans allow people with disabilities to set aside specified amounts of income from SSDI, wages, etc., to build a source of funds to fulfill a self-support plan. The funds may be accumulated to purchase adaptive equipment and other services that will remove barriers to employment. The funds set aside are not counted as income when SSI eligibility is determined so SSI benefits can be used for living costs to replace other funds set aside in the PASS Plan.
Other payments to be disregarded.
Payments to volunteers.
Payments other than wages for supporting services or reimbursement of expenses to foster grandparents, senior health aides, senior companions, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Active Corps of Executives (ACE), and any programs under Titles II and III of Section 418. Public Law 93-113.
Assistance to individuals other than wages, under Older Americans Act of 1965, Public Law 95-478.
Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Public Law 94-105, and the National School Lunch Program, Public Law 90-302.
Work Force Investment Act (WIA) payments made to dependent children and below who are attending an elementary school or a high school half time or more are not counted.
Wages, allowances, or reimbursement for transportation and attendant care costs under Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Title II, Public Law 95-602).
Value of Food Coupons, Public Law 95-113, Food Commodities, Public Law 74-320.
Per capita payments to Native Americans will not be counted as income under P.L. 97-403. (See 25-10-10-05 #5 for information regarding assets.)
Payments received under the uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970 (42 USC 4636).
Payment to volunteers under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 USC 5044 (9) (i)). This includes any payments to VISTA volunteers.
Payments received under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 by American-Japanese citizens displaced during World War II shall not be counted as income. (Public Law 100-383, Section 105 of Title I)
Payments received under Public Law 101-201 Section 1 (a) and P.L. 101-239, Section 10405 regarding Agent Orange settlements.
Payments received under the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act, Public Law 100-383, Section 206 of Title II for restitution made to Aleuts who were relocated by the U.S. Government during World War II.
Payments made for major disaster and emergency assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1988, Section 105 of Public Law 100-707 (42 USC 5141 et seq.).
Up to $2,000 per year of income received by individual Native Americans (Individual Indian Monies) which is derived from leases or other uses of individually owned trust or restricted lands. IIM Accounts must be verified to determine the yearly amount and source of income deposited for exclusion purposes. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. (See 415-25-05-20-20 number 8.)
Payments received under Public Law 103-286, Subsection 1 (a) from a foreign government for restitution made to victims of Nazi persecution.
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Flood Relief Program monies to assist in the needs of urban residents who experience property damage due to flooding. These monies are considered a reimbursement for a past or future expense.
Payments received from Americorps for education award monies up to $4,725 will not be counted as income. Monies received as a "living allowance" (stipend) of us to $7,500 will not be counted as income. Americorps is administered by a corporation established by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (NCSTA), which amended the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1990.
Educational assistance paid directly to a family by the Fort Berthold Three Affiliated Tribes under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act to help single parents pay for some of their child care costs. These payments are not considered as income, and the corresponding child care costs will not be allowed as deductions.
Services provided to families under the Family Investment Center Program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Service includes such things as child care, employment training and counseling and similar services. The exclusion does not include wages or stipends paid under this program. [42 USCS Section 1437t(i)]
Compensation made to crime victims under the Crime Act of 1984. (P.L. 103-322)
Payments made pursuant to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Settlement Act. (P.L. 103-436)
All income, allowances, and bonuses received as a result of participation in the JOBS Corps Program.
Payments to child of Vietnam veterans who are born with Spina Bifida.
Payments to children who receive income through the subsidized Guardianship Program.
