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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 5000 5400 Income Exclusions 5405 (By) Federal Statute

• Workforce Investment Act (WIA) • Scholarships or other grants funded through private and publicly funded education programs • VA educational assistance paid through the Montgomery GI Bill

5405 (By) Federal Statute SNAP Manual 11/01/14 Any income specifically excluded for SNAP purposes by any Federal statute is not counted as income. These income exclusions are listed below. Refer to SNAP 4450 for an explanation of resources excluded by law. 1. Reimbursements from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970. (P. L. 91-646, Section 216.) 2. Payments to volunteers under the Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (P.L. 93- 113), as amended. Payments under Title II of this Act are excluded. This includes such programs as the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Foster Grandparents Program, Senior Companions Program, and others. Payments under Title I of that Act (including payments from such Title I programs as VISTA, University Year for Action, and Urban Crime Prevention Program to volunteers) will be excluded for individuals who were receiving SNAP benefits or public assistance at the time they joined the Title I program. Temporary interruptions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation do not affect this exclusion once an initial determination is made. New applicants who were not receiving public assistance or SNAP benefits at the time they joined VISTA will have these volunteer payments included as earned income. 3. Payments received by individuals from Community Services Employment as authorized by the Older Americans Act (P.L. 100-175). In Arkansas, this program is operated bythe U.S. Forest Service, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the National Center on Black Aging, the Experience Works Program (formerly the Green Thumb Program) and the Area Agency on Aging. Other organizations that receive some Title V funds are the National Council of Senior Citizens, National Association for Spanish Speaking Elderly, and National Urban League. 4. Payments or allowances made under Federal Law (other than provided under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, e.g.- welfare block grant payments) for purpose of energy assistance including utility reimbursements made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Farmers Home Administration (FHA). Under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act (P.L. 99-425, Section E) the amount of any home