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Title 5: Centrally Administered Programs Page 60 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) Types of Income Revised July 3, 2009 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Payments (LIHEAP)

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Payments (LIHEAP) 441 IAC 86.2(2)“b”(7)

Exempt energy assistance benefits paid to eligible households under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. This program is administered through the Department of Human Rights, Division of Community Action Agencies. It covers costs such as:

♦ Insulation

♦ Home energy assistance

♦ Emergency lodging because utilities have been shut off

♦ Winterizing old or substandard dwellings. (The cost of the materials and labor is not counted as income.) Nonrecurring Lump- Sum Income 441 IAC 86.2(2)“b”(1) Exempt nonrecurring lump-sum income when determining countable family income. Nonrecurring lump-sum income is income that is not expected to be received more than once. Examples include, but are not limited to: ♦ Gifts ♦ Severance pay ♦ An inheritance ♦ A one-time bonus ♦ Lump sum lottery winnings ♦ Insurance or lawsuit settlements ♦ Refunds of security deposits on rental property or utilities ♦ State or federal tax refunds (including the EIC) ♦ Retroactive payments of benefits such as social security, veterans’ benefits, workers’ compensation, job insurance, and child support PROMISE JOBS Payments 441 IAC 86.2(2)“b”(30) Exempt payments from the PROMISE JOBS program for childcare or transportation expenses that are incurred as a result of participating in PROMISE JOBS. Recurring Lump Sum Income 441 IAC 86.2(2)“a”(3) Count earned and unearned lump-sum income that is received on a regular basis and prorate it over the time it is intended to cover. Examples of such payments are annual bonuses and lottery winnings that are paid out annually.