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2840.45.00 DISABILITY PAYMENTS

An individual may have insurance coverage that pays a specified amount for a specific period of time during which the individual is unable to work because of a disabling condition. Disability payments are counted as unearned income. The gross amount of the payments is always entered in the system. 2845.00.00 BENEFITS RECEIVED DUE TO FEDERAL LAW

The benefits that are listed in the following sections are those that are received due to federal statute. 2845.05.00 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT COMPENSATION

The following sections discuss benefits received due to federal laws pertaining to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act. 2845.05.05 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT COMPENSATION (S)

The following payments to volunteers under Title II, the Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973, (f23) as amended, are exempt income: • Vista payments under Title I of the above act, made to volunteers are excluded for those households receiving SNAP or Cash Assistance at the time they joined the Title I program. Verification of participation in the SNAP or another Cash Assistance program at the time the client joined VISTA is mandatory. New applicants who were not receiving Cash Assistance or SNAP at the time they joined VISTA will have these volunteer payments included as earned income. • Payments under Title II such as RSVP, and Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion Program are exempt regardless of whether or not SNAP was received before or after this income began. 2845.05.10 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT COMPENSATION (C)

The following is exempt income: • Assistance to volunteers who participate in ACTION programs funded under Public Law 93-113, including VISTA and other programs under Title I of that law; and • Payments for supportive services or reimbursement for expenses made to volunteers serving as foster grandparents, senior health aids, or senior companions, and to persons serving on the Service Corps of Retired Executives, Active Corps of Executives, and other programs under Title II and III of the Act. 2845.10.00 OLDER AMERICANS ACT

The organizations involved in this program are: