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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL, SECTION E

E 446 Items (Income) Not Included in Deeming

Items (Income) Not Included in Deeming MS Manual 07/01/20

The items listed below are excluded from income of the ineligible spouse or ineligible parent(s) before determination of deemed income.

1. Assistance or Income based on need: Includes payments by any Federal Agency, State or political subdivision of SSI payments and any income which was considered in determining such assistance. a. Exclusion applies to V.A. Pension but not to V.A. Compensation. b. Also includes TEA payments and income which was considered in determining assistance (including all income of a step-parent in cases which involve a step- parent). 2. Portions of Grants, Scholarships or Fellowships used to pay tuition and fees at an educational institution or the cost of Vocational Technical training which is preparatory for employment. 3. Foster Care Payments received for an ineligible child. 4. SNAP and Department of Agriculture donated foods. 5. Home produce grown for personal consumption. 6. Refund of income taxes, real property taxes, or taxes on food purchased by the family. 7. Income used to comply with terms of court-ordered support and Title IV-D support payments. 8. The value of In-Kind Support and Maintenance provided to ineligible members of the household. 9. Income excluded by other Federal Statute. 10. Earned income of an ineligible child who is a student unless the child makes such income available (contributes) to the family. This income would not be used to offset the living allowance which is deducted from parental income in the deeming process. If a contribution is being made by the student, consider only the amount contributed as available income.