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• A relative who is not an AG member pays the rent directly to the landlord; • medical payments made by a third party to a medical provider; • township trustee payments; • HUD housing subsidies; • childcare voucher payments

A payment made on behalf of an AG is considered a vendor payment whenever a person or organization outside of the AG uses its own funds to make a direct payment to either an AG's creditors or a person or organization providing a service to the AG.

Payments specified by court order or other legally binding agreement to go directly to the third party rather than to the AG, and support payments not required by a court order or other legally binding agreement (including payments in excess of amount specified in a court order or written agreement) which are paid to a third party rather than the AG, are considered to be a vendor payment and are excluded, even if the AG agrees to the arrangement. Refer to Section 2870.00 regarding contributions. 2825.00.00 INFREQUENT OR IRREGULAR INCOME (S)

Infrequent or irregular income not in excess of $30 in a calendar quarter is excluded when receipt cannot be anticipated. This includes one-time gifts of cash for special occasions such as birthdays or Christmas from someone whose income is not included in the AG.

If excluded, documentation to justify the exclusion should be entered in notes. It is not to be entered on any screen.

If the income is anticipated on a regular basis, it will be included in the eligibility system regardless of the amount. (f3) 2825.05.00 CHARITABLE DONATIONS (S)

An income exclusion of no more than $300 per quarter may be granted when cash donations, based on need, are received from one or more private nonprofit charitable organizations. (f4) Refer to Section 2870.05.00. 2825.10.00 INFREQUENT OR IRREGULAR INCOME (C)

Each member of the AG is entitled to a $30 disregard of certain contributions received during a calendar quarter, (for example, January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December). The contributions which are subject to consideration under this provision are those cash gifts of $30 or less which are received less frequently than once a month from the same source.

The $30 disregard provision cannot be applied to: • single contributions in an amount in excess of $30; or