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• The current TANF award; and • all past TANF assistance paid out on behalf of the AG.

The excess payment is the difference between a month of the support collection minus the current award and the unpaid past assistance. 2830.10.10.05

EXCESS PAYMENT BUDGET CONSIDERATION (C)

Any excess child support payment collected is to be budgeted as income to the TANF AG. Initial excess payments through the IV-D system must be researched by IV-D to determine the validity of the payment. Due to the research, these initial payments vary in when the payment is made.

Any subsequent excess payments will be sent to the client in the third month after collection.

For ongoing TANF assistance groups, the excess payment, in combination with all other countable income, is compared to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). If the net income figure is below this income standard, the AG remains TANF eligible (with the excess payment considered as countable income in calculating the benefit amount). The AG will lose TANF eligibility, however, if the excess support plus all other countable income equals or exceeds the 100% of FPL income standard for two consecutive months.

Excess payments will not necessarily result in case closure since the budget which produced an excess may no longer be in effect. (For example, earned income may have terminated.) If the AG remains eligible for assistance, the appropriate month's excess is recorded as countable income in computing the benefit for the projected month. 2835.00.00 ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

The treatment of assistance from government agencies will vary depending on the nature of the program and the payment. 2835.05.00 ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS

Home energy assistance payments made to or on behalf of the AG by the Indiana Department on Aging and Community Services under the Energy Assistance to Low Income Families Program are excluded for all categories. (f5) This includes the Energy Assistance Program (EAP), Project SAFE, and Project HEAT.

For SNAP all federal energy assistance payments are excluded except those provided under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, including utility reimbursements made by HUD and the Rural Housing Service. Additionally, any one-time payment made under federal or state law for the costs of weatherization, emergency repair or replacement of an unsafe or inoperative furnace or heating or cooling device are excluded. A down payment followed by a final payment upon completion of the work is considered a one-time payment for this provision.