The following types of unearned income are not counted:
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:
- Medical Assistance
- Child Care Assistance
- Home Energy Assistance Payments under the Low Income Energy Assistance Act
- Energy Assistance payments other than LIHEAA
- Housing Assistance
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:
- The value of the food under the food stamp program to any household is excluded from income
- The value of supplemental food assistance under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
- The value of any assistance to children under the special food service program for children under the National School Lunch Act
- 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
- HUD Community Development Block Grant Funds
- HUD payments or subsidies
- 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
- Do not count payments for supportive services under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) AND
- 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.