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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 139 − If a household contains a student whose income is excluded and the student turns 18 during the month of application, ESA will exclude the student’s earnings in the month of application and count the student’s earnings in the following month. If the student turns 18 during the certification period, the student’s income will be excluded until the month following the month in which the student turns 18. Example Darlene attends high school and assists her parents in a street vendor business, and the profits are shared. Prorate the net earnings and exclude one-third as attributable to Darlene. If Darlene turns 18 in the initial application month (April), count Darlene’s portion of the income beginning in the month after the month of application (May).

 Military combat–related pay: payments received by military personnel while deployed to a combat zone received in addition to the service member’s basic pay that was not received prior to the service member’s deployment to or service in a combat zone; a designated combat zone must be federally designated 11.7 Educational Assistance Educational assistance is financial support provided to learn new skills or pursue an additional degree(s) and/or certification(s). To be excluded, educational assistance, including grants, scholarships, fellowships, federal work study, educational loans on which payment is deferred, veterans’ educational benefits and the like must be:  Received under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, or under Bureau of Indian Affairs student assistance programs  Awarded to a household member enrolled at one of the following: − Recognized institution of postsecondary education (meaning any public or private educational institution that normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment or admits persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the state in which the institution is located, provided that the institution is legally authorized or recognized by the state to provide an educational program beyond secondary education in the state or provides a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment, including correspondence schools at that level) − School for students with disabilities − Vocational education program − Vocational or technical school Legal Authority Income exclusions (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.9(c) Return