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Title 7: SNAP Page 35 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Income Revised February 13, 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Earned or Excluded) 7 CFR 273.9(b)(1)(iii) and 373.9(b)(1)(v) DPL 00-04 Att 6 The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was formerly known as the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Payments include:  On-the-job training earnings (Earned) Count WIOA on-the-job training earnings received as earned income. These earnings include monies paid by WIOA and monies paid by the employer. WIOA sets the definition of these programs.

EXCEPTION: Exclude WIOA on-the-job-training earnings of household members under age 19 who are under the parental control of an adult household member. Apply this exclusion regardless of school attendance or enrollment.

 Other WIOA allowances (Excluded) Exclude all payments for living allowances, education, or other purposes that participants get for participating in WIOA programs. Deductions This section deals with the expenses a household can deduct from its countable income. Allow deductions only for the household expenses listed in this section. The following sections explain:  Deduction verification requirements  Handling deductions  Child and dependent care deduction  Child support payment deduction  Earned income deduction  Medical expense deduction  Shelter deduction  Standard deduction  Standard utility allowance Deduction Verification Requirements Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(f) Households must verify deductible expenses in order to receive the deduction. These include:  Child and dependent care expenses  Child support payments