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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 288 INCOME TYPE TANF, GC AND RCA SNAP NON-MAGI MEDICAL AND IDA MAGI—MEDICAID program before receiving SNAP, TANF, GC, POWER or PA  Title II payments: Excluded  Title III payments: Earned income Donations Exclude nonrecurring cash gifts of $600 or less quarterly. Exclude cash donations, based on need, from one or more private nonprofit charitable organizations totaling $300 or less per federal fiscal year quarter. Exclude nonrecurring cash gifts of $600 or less quarterly. Count excess as unearned income.  Receiver: Taxable/unearned if the receiver has a valid arrangement with the gift giver to pay the taxes on the donation.  Gift giver: Gifts made that are $14,000 or less each year are nontaxable/ excluded. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Excluded, including those issued in monthly installments Excluded if it is a federal EITC or if it is a District EITC paid in a lump sum payment Excluded Nontaxable/excluded Educational benefits  Educational benefits from the Department of Education’s Bureau of Indian Affairs: Excluded  Educational benefits under the Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998: Excluded  Perkins loans under Title IV of the Higher Exclude the following educational benefits as long as funds are used or earmarked for allowable educational expenses:  Any loan or grant made or insured by the Department of Education  Benefits through the Department of Education’s Bureau of Indian Affairs  Benefits through the Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998 Exclude educational benefits from the Department of Education, including:  Title IV  Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act  Work study wages  Bureau of Indian Affairs Educational assistance is provided in many forms, including scholarships, fellowships and need-based education grants. Student loans are not included in educational assistance. See Loans.

For Medicaid budgeting, treatment will vary depending on the source and use of the assistance.

Educational benefits from the following sources are exempt as income:  Bureau of Indian Affairs  Title IV Assistance (work study, Pell Grant) Return