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

energy payments or allowances provided directly to or, or indirectly on behalf of a household is excluded. Examples of other excluded federal energy assistance are: Payments provided through the Department of Health and Human Services; payments from the Low Income Energy Assistance Program; the Community Services Administration’s Energy Crisis Assistance and Crisis Intervention Programs and utility assistance payments. Under this provision, one time Federal or State payments for weatherization or emergency repair/ replacement of heating or cooling devices are excluded. A down payment followed by a final payment upon completion of the work will be considered a one-time payment for purposes of this provision. 5. Under the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which was formerly known as the JTPA, allowances and payments to individuals participating in programs under that Act are excluded as income with the following exception. EXCEPTION: On the job training (OJT) payments provided under Section 204(5) of Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), formerly JTPA, are counted as income unless the payee is a dependent less than 19 years of age. If the payee is a dependent less than 19 years of age, OJT payments are excluded. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA), formerly JTPA, exclusion applies to on-the-job training payments received under the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program. P.L. 101-610, Section 117(d), 11-28-90, provides that the WIA income exclusion applies to projects conducted under Title I of the National and Community Services Act of 1990 as if such projects were conducted under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), formerly JTPA, described in item 5 above. This includes: a. The Community Service, Schools and Service-Learning Act of 1990 (Serve-America); b. The American Conservation and Youth Service Corps Act of 1990; and c. The National Community Service Act (NCSA). There are about 47 different NCSA programs and they vary by State. Most of the payments are made as a weekly stipend or for educational assistance. The Higher Education Service Learning Program and the AmeriCorps Umbrella Programs come under this Title. The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is a federally managed AmeriCorps program. The Summer for Safety Program is an AmeriCorps program. The School-to-Work Opportunities Program is funded under this Act. In Arkansas, the Delta Service Corps is administered under this Act. Payments, allowances, earnings and payments to individuals participating in programs under this Act are excluded as income. 6. P.L. 102-550, Housing and Community Act of 1992, Section 456(e) provides that payments made under the Youth Build Program are to be treated like Workforce