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Title 8: Medicaid Page 20 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Non-MAGI-Related Income Revised April 11, 2025 Disaster Assistance Educational Assistance (Cont.) • Payments made as part of the veterans vocational rehabilitation program.

• Any portion of a VA educational benefit that is a withdrawal of the veteran’s own contribution. This is a conversion of a resource and is not income.

 Grants made or insured under a program administered by the Secretary of Education under Title IV, such as:

• PELL or Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG).

• Presidential Access Scholarships (Super PELL).

• Federal Family Education Loan Program (formerly GSL).

• Perkins Loans (formerly NDSL).

• Federal Work Study funds.

• Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. • College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP). • High School Equivalency Program (HEP). • TRIO Grants for disadvantaged students such as Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Robert E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement.

Count as unearned income any part that the recipient uses for general living, or any purpose other than education. Prorate it over the period of time it was intended to cover.

Count payments and allowances that are not grants, such as:  Any amount received as a gift from a relative, friend, or other individual.  Allowances to members of the United States armed forces.  Allowances or retainer payments to students under ROTC.  Grants with a requirement that work must be performed during or after study before receiving the grant, unless received under Title IV program which is listed previously.