Types of Excluded income in AFDC and - Connecticut



CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 02-13-01 Transmittal: UP-01-04 5015.05

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 A. Payments Made To Students

1. Grants, loans, or work/study earnings paid to any undergraduate student for educational purposes by any federal, state or private source are totally excluded when determining eligibility and calculating benefits.

2. Payments made to students enrolled in institutions of post-secondary education who are involved in a program of full time volunteer service under the Service Learning Program (University Year for Action - UYA) authorized under Title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 are totally excluded when determining eligibility and calculating benefits.

B. Payments Made to Volunteers

Payments made for supportive services or reimbursement of out-of-the-pocket expenses are excluded when made to individual volunteers serving as foster grandparents, senior health aids, or senior companions, and to persons serving in the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and Active Corps of Executives (ACE) and any other programs pursuant to Titles II and III, Section 418 of P.L. 93-113.

C. Payments Made to Children or on Their Behalf

1. Adoption Assistance Payments

a. Adoption assistance payments from federal, state, and local funds are excluded when the child for whom the payment is made is not a member of the assistance unit.

b. Any part of an adoption assistance payment that does not duplicate the AFDC standard of need or is paid to supplement AFDC assistance benefits which are insufficient to meet the special needs of the child. (Cross Reference: 4510.05)

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 5-1-92 Transmittal: UP-92-13 5015.05 page 2

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 C. Payments Made to Children or on Their Behalf (continued)

2. Foster Care Payments

Payments received from federal, state, or local funds for the care of foster children placed in the care of the assistance unit are excluded.

3. Supplemental Food Assistance

Supplemental food assistance is excluded when received under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, and the special food service program for children under the National School Lunch Act as amended (P.L. 92-433 and P.L. 93-150).

4. JTPA Earnings

JTPA earned income received by a dependent child is excluded either on the basis of the child's student status or on the basis of the income's source per se. When the income is excluded on the basis of it being from JTPA, the six-month period involved consists of any six months within a calendar year in which the unit receives a money payment as a result of meeting all eligibility requirements as well as, specifically, have the JTPA earnings excluded.

a. Applicants

(1) Gross Income Eligibility Test

JTPA earnings are excluded for six months per calendar year regardless of the child's student status.

(2) Applied Income Eligibility Test

JTPA earnings are excluded for six months per calendar year regardless of the child's student status.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 02-13-01 Transmittal: UP-01-04 5015.05 page 3

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 C. 4. a. Applicants (continued)

(3) Benefit Calculation - AFDC

JTPA earnings are excluded for:

(a) an indefinite period when the child is either a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time; or

(b) six months per calendar year when the child is not either a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time.

b. Recipients

(1) Gross Income Eligibility Test

JTPA earnings are excluded for six months per calendar year regardless of the child's student status.

(2) Applied Income Eligibility Test

JTPA earnings are excluded for:

(a) an indefinite period when the child is either a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time; or

(b) six months per calendar year when the child is not either a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 1-1-88 Transmittal: UP-92-13 5015.05 page 4

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 C. 4. b. Recipients (continued)

(3) Benefit Calculation - AFDC

JTPA earnings are excluded for:

(a) an indefinite period when the child is either a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time; or

(b) six months per calendar year when the child is not either a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time.

5. Non-JTPA Earnings

Non-JTPA earnings received by dependent children are excluded according to the following guidelines:

a. Applicants

(1) Gross Income Eligibility Test

Non-JTPA earnings are excluded for six months per calendar year only if the dependent child is a full-time student.

(2) Applied Income Eligibility Test

Non-JTPA earnings are excluded for six months per calendar year if the dependent child is a full-time student.

(3) Benefit Calculation - AFDC

Non-JTPA earnings are excluded for an indefinite period if the dependent child is a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 2-1-91 Transmittal: UP-92-13 5015.05 page 5

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 C. 5. Non-JTFA Earnings (continued)

b. Recipients

(1) Gross Income Eligibility Test

Non-JTPA earnings are excluded for six months per calendar year if the dependent child is a full-time student.

(2) Applied Income Eligibility Test

Non-JTPA earnings are excluded for an indefinite period if the child is a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time.

(3) Benefit Calculation - AFDC

Non-JTPA earnings are excluded for an indefinite period if the dependent child is a full-time student or a part-time student who is not employed full-time.

D. Payments Made to Indian Tribe Members

The following payments are excluded:

1. payments from Indian judgment funds, including any interest paid, distributed to or held in trust for members of various Indian Tribes pursuant to Public Law 98-64;

2. receipts distributed to members of certain Indian tribes which are referred to in Section 5 of P.L. 94-114 that became effective October 17, 1975.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 02-13-01 Transmittal: UP-01-04 5015.05 page 6

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 E. Miscellaneous Payments

The following payments are excluded:

1. payments made under the Experimental Housing Allowance Program under Annual Contributions Contracts entered into prior to January 1, 1975, under Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended;

2. the value of food stamp allotments made under the Food Stamp program;

3. cash contributions from agencies and organizations for goods and services not included in the Department's standards of need;

4. gifts received too irregularly or infrequently to be counted, but not more than $30.00 per calendar quarter;

5. value of goods and services given as in-kind income except when provided by General Assistance;

6. settlement payments received by applicants and recipients as members of the nationwide class of present and former tenants covered by the settlement of the Underwood versus Harris court case;

7. payments received under Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970;

8. payments made under means-tested energy assistance programs;

9. reimbursements for expenditures which do not represent benefit or gain to the recipients;

10. money received on behalf of a person who is not a member of the assistance unit and used for his or her care and support;

11. payments made by the Department of Social Services for the expenses of day care and essential services unless the assistance unit member is the provider of the services;

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 02-13-01 Transmittal: UP-01-04 5015.05 page 7

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 E. Miscellaneous Payments (continued)

12. those portions of lump sums which are paid to the unit for the purpose of meeting certain designated expenses such as settlement of back medical bills or compensation for loss of resources to the extent that they are used for that purpose and can be identified apart from other funds;

13. support payments only when collectable by the Department of Social Services (DSS) IV-D Support Program pursuant to an assignment of support rights as follows:

a. excluded status extends only to the process of calculating monthly benefits for AFDC;

b. existing support payments are included in the gross and applied income eligibility tests for AFDC and in determining eligibility for Medicaid;

14. payments made to volunteers under Title I, Vista Volunteers, Section 404 (g) of P.L. 93-113 except when the Director of Action determines that the payment is equal to or greater than the minimum wage in effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or State minimum wage, whichever is greater;

15. disaster assistance paid under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended, including the Individual and Family Grant (IFG) program, and comparable disaster assistance provided by states, local governments and private organizations, and any interest earned on funds from this source;

16. payments received as rebates from support collected under the Title IV-D Support Program as provided by the Deficit Reduction Act (DEFRA) of 1984;

17. payments made by the Department of Labor to meet the cost of pursuing employment;

18. security deposits paid by the Department;

19. utility subsidies;

20. security deposits returned to the unit; (Cross Reference: 4030);

21. rent money returned to a unit by a court;

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL

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Date: 7-1-02 Transmittal: UP-02-15 5015.05 page 8

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Section: Type:

Treatment of Income POLICY

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Chapter: Program: AFDC

Excluded Income FMA

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Subject:

Types of Excluded Income in AFDC and FMA

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5015.05 E. Miscellaneous Payments (continued)

22. that portion of military pay which is withheld as funding for the G.I. Bill under Public Laws 94-502 and 99-576;

23. earned income tax credit payments received as advance payments or as single non-recurring payments when calculating applied income to determine eligibility and to calculate benefits;

24. Agent Orange payments made pursuant to Public Law 101-201 and Section 10405 of Public Law 101-239;

25. Japanese Restitution payments and payments to residents of the Aleut and Pribilof Islands made pursuant to Public Law 100-383;

26. effective October 15, 1990, Radiation Exposure Compensation payments made pursuant to Section 6 (h)(2) of Public Law 101-426;

27. up to $2,000 in total cash payments per year per individual made pursuant to Section 15 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 100-241);

28. payments made to victims of Nazi persecution pursuant to Public Law 103-286;

29. payments made to certain hemophilia patients who contracted HIV from blood transfusions (FMA only):

1. a. payments made under the settlement to the lawsuit entitled "Factor VIII or IX Concentrate Blood Products Litigation" MDL 986 (No. 93-C- 7542, Northern District of Illinois) pursuant to Section 4735 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA);

b. payments received under the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998 (the Ricky Ray Act), Public Law 105-369.

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