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reimbursements for maintenance of uniforms; and Aid and Attendance payments (A&A). A&A payments are given separately from regular VA pensions in order to reimburse veterans for certain medical expenses. Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Certain veterans receive pay to do work as part of a vocational rehabilitation program. These payments are countable as earned income. Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence Allowance Veterans who are in vocational rehabilitation may receive a subsistence allowance while they are in training programs. These payments are countable as unearned income.

WAGES 4.56 MA Wages are the pay an employee receives from another person or organization in return for work performed. Count an employee's wages/salary, tips, wages/salary paid during a vacation or illness, and severance pay as earnings. Count a wage advance as earnings when the employer actually pays it. It should not be recounted when the money is withheld to offset the advance. If an individual receives advance EITC payments in his/her paycheck, this amount should be subtracted from earnings (see Section 1.8: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in this Part). TANF See MA. GC See MA. FS See MA. Also, count wages held at the employee's request. However, wages held as a general practice by the employer are not income until actually paid. If a person is on strike, count the higher of: • his/her earnings if not on strike, or • his/her current earnings. Chapter 11: Strikers in Part IV defines a striker for FS purposes and Section 4.45: Strike Benefits in this Chapter explains how to treat strike benefits. WORKER'S COMPENSATION 4.57 ALL Worker's Compensation consists of benefits to persons with a job-related illness or injury and to survivors of a deceased worker. There are two types of workers compensation - temporary and permanent. MA Temporary Worker's Compensation is treated as earned income. Permanent Worker's Compensation is treated as unearned income. TANF See MA. GC N/A FS All Workers' Compensation - temporary and permanent - is treated as unearned income.