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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL EXCLUDED INCOME Section 211 Page 6

211.3 Excluded Income (continued) e. Rent or mortgage payments to the landlord or mortgage holder funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); f. Made by a government agency to a child care institution to provide care for a household member; or g. Made under a court order or other legally binding agreement requiring direct payment to a third party. Reminder: An expense covered by an excluded vendor payment (except for Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) and Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) payments) or an excluded reimbursement is not deductible. J. Child Support payments received by TCA recipients which must be transferred to the Child Support Administration (CSA) to maintain TCA eligibility. This exclusion applies even if the household does not send direct child support to IV-D. K. Income that is specifically excluded by Federal statute. The following laws provide an exclusion: a. The National School Lunch Act; b. The Child Nutrition Act of 1966; c. Veterans’ Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986; d. The Disaster Relief Act of 1974, including: i. Disaster Relief employment funded under national emergency grants; and ii. Disaster unemployment assistance; e. Section 204(b)(1)(C) or section 264(c)(1)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act (except for the earnings of a household member who is under 19 years old under parental control of another adult member; REVISED APRIL 2026