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R. If the household chooses to exclude foster adults or foster care children as members, exclude the entire foster care maintenance payment from consideration in benefit calculations.

S. Exclude any income necessary for the fulfillment of a Plan for Achieving Self- Support (PASS) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The income exclusion for PASS accounts is effective December 13, 1991, unless one of the following applies:

1. The agency had information that a household member had a PASS account. If so, the effective date for this household is October 1, 1990; or 2. There was a fair hearing on the subject of a denied income exclusion for a PASS account. In these cases, the effective date would be the date of the hearing. Exclude only PASS plans that have been approved by SSA for SSI recipients. Obtain a copy of the approved PASS plan from the recipient. It lists the amount of money set aside for PASS. The source can be resources, earned or unearned income, or a combination. T. Tobacco Settlement Agreement payments received in a single payment. The SNAP benefits household is responsible for providing verification of the payment amount and how often the payment will be received. Application for the Tobacco Settlement payments can be made with the Kentucky Department for Agriculture. If recipients have questions about the payments, advise them to contact the Department for Agriculture.

U. Benefits for children of female Vietnam Veterans.

V. Payments made to a child of a Vietnam Veteran who suffers from disabilities resulting from Spina Bifida.

W. Dividend income.

X. Exclude payments made from the National Flood Insurance Program Act (NFIP) to SNAP benefits households. Payments made under NFIP for flood mitigation activities are counted as income or resources for the owner of the property when determining eligibility.

Y. One-time only gift cards are excluded from consideration as income or resources.

Z. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds.

AA. Payments under the Uniform Services Former Spouse Protection Act are excluded from military pension when being paid to a former spouse.

BB. Census Bureau Income for those individuals who are temporarily employed through the Census Bureau.

CC. Unemployment Benefits paid under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009.