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Veteran’s Administration because of a birth defect, it is likely this benefit (P.L. 106-419).

A veteran receiving payments due to exposure to agent orange is also excluded from income.

A widow receiving payments due to her spouse’s exposure to agent orange is also excluded from income.

VISTA Payments AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is an employment program for individuals who experience a disability. Recipients of this program are paid wages while learning job skills, etc.

VR can authorize payments under a Rehabilitation Act service called Maintenance in which they provide monetary support to an individual for expenses (food, clothing, shelter) incurred as a result of their participation in a VR service. Example: VR is sending the person to a specialist for assessment out of state and is paying for the person to stay in a hotel overnight so they can attend the evaluation appointment. This is means-tested and is excluded from income.

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WIC (Women Infants and Children Program) The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC Program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.

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