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Title 8: Medicaid Page 15 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Non-MAGI-Related Income Revised May 22, 2026 Child Student’s Earnings

Child Student’s Earnings (Cont.) A child can attend school less than the amount of time indicated above if reasons beyond the child’s control justify the child’s reduced credit load or attendance.

Client M, a disabled child, is forced to limit vocational school attendance to one day a week due to the unavailability of transportation. Although he is enrolled for attendance of less than 12 hours per week, Client M qualifies as regularly attending school because the lack of transportation is a circumstance beyond his control.

Consider that a child who is a homebound student because of a disability is regularly attending school if the child is studying a course or courses given by a school (grades 7-12), college, university, or government agency at home, and a home visitor or tutor directs the studies.

Consider a child to be attending school during periods when school is not in session (such as summer vacation) when the child was regularly attending school before the break and intends on regularly attending when classes resume. Count payments from Neighborhood Youth Corps, work- study, and similar programs as earned income. Note: Refer to NJA0094, Income for the process to enter this type of income in ELIAS. Child Support 20 CFR 416.1124(c)(11) The annual $35 child support collection fee withheld by Child Support Services (CSS) is not considered income. Exclude one-third of support payments for minor children. Count the remainder as unearned income. Count the full amount of child support payments for a child aged 18 or older.

The following are income to the child whether or not the child lives with the parent receiving the money or receives the money from the parent: