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Chapter: 1800 Income Program: FS 20 1810.0930 "At-Risk" Block Grant Child Care Payments (FS) Payments received through "at-risk" (of welfare dependency) block grant child care payments [P.L. 101-508, Section 5801 which amended Section 402(i) of the Social Security Act], are excluded as income.

These payments are made through the Children and Families Program Office's Subsidized Child Care Program to families that are employed. No deduction is allowed for any expense covered by such payments. Payments for child care services are either vouchered or paid directly to the provider. Payments are considered vendor payments and excluded. 1810.0931 National and Community Services Trust (FS) Payments under the National and Community Services Trust Act (NCSTA) of 1993 (P.L. 103-82) are excluded as income.

NCSTA projects for youth in Florida are operated through the Florida Conservation Corps. The project name is the Florida Youth Conservation Corps.

The NCSTA of 1993 revised the National and Community Services Act (NCSA) of 1990 and established a corporation for National and Community Service.

The corporation established by the NCSTA administers all National Service Programs which include:

1. the Senior Corps, for participants over the age of 55; 2. the Youth Corps, for participants 14-17 years of age; 3. Learn and Serve, for participants in grades K-12; and 4. AmeriCorps Network of Programs (also known as AmeriCorps State/National Programs). 1810.1000 DIVIDENDS INTEREST AND ROYALTIES (FS) Payments of dividends and interest on countable assets, including interest on bank accounts, are excluded as unearned income. This includes interest on a trust account when the interest is either paid to the assistance group, or allowed to accrue to the account at the option of the recipient. Royalties are counted as unearned income. 1810.1012 Interest in Individual Development Accounts (FS) Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are dedicated savings accounts that can be used by eligible participants for purchasing a first home, paying for post-secondary education, transportation, assistive technology or capitalizing a business. These IDAs are comprised of participant’s savings from earned income and may be matched by funds controlled by the Regional Workforce Board. Excluded IDAs must be funded in part with TANF or Assets for Independence Act (AFIA) dollars.

Funds in an IDA, including interest accruing in such accounts, shall be disregarded in determining eligibility in food stamps.