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Chapter: 1800 Income Program: FS 14 Apply this exclusion when:

1. the president determines an emergency or major disaster exists; and 2. the individual was directly affected by the disaster; and 3. the payment is received from a disaster assistance organization or a federal, state or local government. 1810.0813 Federal Relocation Assistance (FS) Reimbursements from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-646, Section 261) are excluded as income. 1810.0816 Foster Care Payments (FS) Foster care payments for children or adults are included as unearned income if the foster care child or adult is included as a food stamp SFU member. If the SFU chooses to exclude the foster care child or adult, the income will not be counted. The foster care child or adult is not eligible as a separate assistance group. 1810.0817 Guardianship Assistance Payments (FS) Guardianship assistance payments for children or adults are included as unearned income if the child or adult is included as a food stamp SFU member.

If the SFU chooses to exclude the child or adult, the income will not be counted. The child or adult is not eligible as a separate assistance group. 1810.0818 Non-Relative Caregiver Payments (FS) Non-Relative Caregiver payments are included as unearned income, for the child, in the food stamp assistance group. 1810.0819 Developmental Disability Payments (FS) Support Independent Living Arrangement (SILA) payments from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities are considered unearned income in the budget. These payments are considered assistance based on need and are paid to disabled individuals moving from group or community homes to independent living situations to assist with living expenses. 1810.0820 Supplemental Security Income (FS) SSI is a means tested program that is administered by the Social Security Administration. SSI assistance payments are included as unearned income. 1810.0824 Assistance Payments Based on Need (FS) Passages 1810.0826 and 1810.0828 discuss policy on treatment of assistance payments. Income based on need, such as Temporary Cash Assistance, Relative Caregiver, Non-relative Caregiver, Refugee Assistance Program or Refugee Resettlement Match Grant payments, are included as unearned income unless specifically excluded in the following sections. Temporary Cash Assistance is the income of the adult in the standard filing unit who must be the payee of the benefit regardless of their participation status. 1810.0826 Home Care for Elderly or Disabled Adult Payments (FS) HCE or HCDA payments are included as unearned income if the disabled/elderly person is part of the assistance group. If the disabled/elderly person is not part of the assistance group, the payment is counted as earned income to the assistance group member providing the care.