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Chapter: 1800 Income Program: MFAM 6 traditional, or cultural significance or rights that support subsistence or a traditional lifestyle according to applicable Tribal Law or custom; student financial assistance provided under the Bureau of Indian Affairs education programs.

Benefits included as unearned income are:

1. railroad retirement payments including retirement, survivor, unemployment, sickness and strike benefits (Refer to the policy passage titled Children and Tax Dependents, within the Standard Filing Unit Chapter, for exceptions regarding when to count a child or tax dependent’s income) 2. Unemployment Compensation Benefit payments 3. severance pay 4. Social Security Administration Benefits including Title II Social Security benefits (Refer to the policy passage titled Children and Tax Dependents, within the Standard Filing Unit Chapter, for exceptions regarding when to count a child or tax dependent’s income) 5. annuities, pensions, retirement or disability payments 1830.1000 DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST (MFAM) Dividends and interest from investments such as stocks, bonds, insurance, annuities, royalties and savings are included as unearned income. 1830.1100 REIMBURSEMENTS (MFAM) Reimbursements for past or future expenses are excluded if they do not exceed actual expenses and do not represent a gain or benefit. To be excluded, these payments must be specifically intended and used for expenses other than normal living expenses.

The following types of reimbursement are excluded as income:

1. Reimbursement from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act. 2. Reimbursements or flat allowances from the employer that are over and above the basic wages and used for job related expenses such as travel, per diem, uniforms, and transportation to and from the job training site. 3. Reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by volunteers in the course of their work. 4. Medical reimbursements from Workers' Compensation benefits specifically designated for medical expenses. 5. Reimbursements by Employment and Training Programs. 1830.1200 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS (MFAM) Scholarships, fellowships, grants, and Independent Living Programs (Postsecondary Educational Services and Support, Extended Foster Care, or Aftercare Services) are excluded income if the recipient is a degree candidate at an eligible educational institution to the extent it does not exceed qualified educational expenses. Qualified educational expenses include tuition and fees, course related expenses such as fees, books, supplies and equipment if required. The costs of room and board, travel, teaching or research are not qualified educational expenses. The total grant amount received by the young adult participating in one of the Independent Living Programs is excluded in all Medicaid eligibility determinations for all members. 1830.1301 Loans (MFAM) All loans, including loans and mortgages from private individuals as well as commercial institutions are excluded income.