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• Childcare Assistance Payments Childcare Assistance Payments on behalf of the household are not considered income to the household. Childcare assistance paid to the household as a childcare voucher is not counted. Common types of assistance that should not be included are Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF), Child Care and Development Block Grant funds (CCDBG), Social Services Block Grant funds (SSBG), At-Risk Child Care, Guaranteed Child Care, and Transitional Child Care.
When vouchers are received by a childcare provider as a form of payment for providing child care, however, this is considered income for the provider.
• TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) replaced several forms of welfare assistance. TANF should not be calculated as income. • SNAP (Food Stamps) SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, provided to a household or any of its members is excluded as income. • Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursements to a household for medical expenses are not considered income for the Energy Assistance Program. The premium for Medicare Part B is not included as income. • Subsidized Housing The value of a housing subsidy is excluded. Rental assistance may include rent and a utility allowance toward the utility bills. The utility allowance is not required to be considered subsidized. Rural Development-funded properties are considered subsidized if the funding source provides a monthly rental payment. Other programs that may provide monthly rental assistance are, but not limited to, HOPWA, HOME TBRA, and HOME AGAIN, which are IHCDA-funded programs. Local municipalities may have their own rental assistance programs that provide a monthly payment amount. Those programs are included as well. • Volunteer Service (VISTA, AmeriCorps, etc.) VISTA, ACTION, RSVP, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companion Program, Older Americans Community Services, AmeriCorps, payments to volunteers, living allowances, or education awards, should not be included as income. AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs which engage Americans in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and environment. Created in 1993, AmeriCorps is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversee Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. AmeriCorps living allowances and education awards are excluded as income.
• Job Corps