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MS 5210 [10]

4. Jury duty pay from the Kentucky judicial system is $12.50 per day, of which $7.50 per day is excluded.

5. Payments made to severely physically disabled adults to purchase attendant care services. Money accumulated from attendant care payments to pay State and Federal withholding taxes is excluded as income and considered a resource.

6. School clothing allowances provided by the State, for the purpose of obtaining children's clothing when the children return to school or day care, are excluded from income, whether provided as a two-party check, voucher, or cash.

7. Preparing Adults for Competitive Employment (PACE).

I. All Educational Assistance Payments are excluded except Ready to Work (RTW) and other educational assistance programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

1. Any allowable deductions, such as tuition, books, fees, and other items listed in MS 5650, can be deducted from the RTW/TANF-funded income.

2. For a complete overview of student financial eligibility, refer to MS 5650.

J. Monies Received for Third Parties: Monies received and used for the care and maintenance of a third-party beneficiary who is not a household member. If the beneficiaries of a single payment include both household and non- household members, the portion of the payment intended and used for the care and maintenance of the non-household member is excluded. If the non- member’s portion cannot be readily identified, the payment is prorated evenly among the intended beneficiaries. The non-household member's prorated share or the amount documented as actually used for the non-household member's care and maintenance, whichever is less, is the amount excluded.

K. Earnings of Children: The earned income of members of the household who are age 17 or younger, who are in elementary or secondary school, General Education Diploma (GED) classes, or accredited home schooling, and who live with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent or under the parental control of a household member other than a parent. This income is excluded during temporary interruptions in school attendance due to semester or vacation breaks, as long as the child's enrollment in school will resume following the break. If a homeschool is not accredited by the local Board of Education, the children are not considered to be in school. If the wages of several persons are paid as one sum and the child's earnings or the amount of work performed cannot be differentiated from that of the other persons, the total earnings are prorated equally among the working members, and the child's prorated share is excluded.

Client statement can be taken as verification of enrollment and earned income for students age 17 and under.