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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 06/2021

EXCLUDED INCOME

0017.06

Agent Orange or other chemical agents.

● Payments received and used for care and maintenance of a 3rd-party beneficiary who is not a household member. If the payment is intended for both household and non-household members and you cannot determine portions, prorate among the beneficiaries and exclude the non-household members’ pro rata share.

● Payments made under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101-426).

● Mandatory salary reduction amounts for military service personnel which are used to fund the G.I. Bill (Public Law 99 576).

● Payments from the Consumer Support Grant (CSG) program when placed in a CSG account. NOTE: When funds from the CSG account are used as wages to pay for care of the CSG beneficiary, they are considered earned income to the person providing the care and are not excluded under the CSG exclusion provision. See 0029.03.09 (Consumer Support Grant Program).

● Income that is otherwise specifically excluded by federal or state law or federal regulations.

● VA benefits awarded to children of Vietnam veterans, regardless of their age or marital status, for a covered birth defect identified by the VA as associated with the service of these veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam from 2-28-61 through 5-7-75 and performed active military service.

● Combat or Hazard Duty pay received by military personnel who would otherwise be mandatory assistance unit members if they were not serving in a designated Combat Zone. See 0017.15.93 (Military Income), TEMP Manual TE02.10.90 (Military Families Receiving FS, MFIP or DWP), TE02.10.92 (Designated Combat Zones).

● Funds, including accrued interest, deposited in Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) through the Family Assets for Independence in Minnesota (FAIM) Program.

● One time payments made to certain World War II veterans or their surviving spouse under the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund. See 0015.27 (Assets - Income) for asset information.

● Payments from the Crime Victims Compensation Program, known as the Crime Victims Reparations Board in Minnesota.

● One time payments or allowances made under federal or state law for the costs of weatherization or for emergency repair or replacement of an unsafe or inoperative furnace or other heating or cooling device.

● Tax refunds, credits, and rebates. Tax refunds include federal and state withholding refunds and homeowner/renter property tax refunds.

● Tax credits. Tax credits include Earned Income Credit (EIC), Federal Child Care Credit, Minnesota Working Family Credit.

● Non-recurring income of less than $30 in a calendar quarter.

See 0015.27 (Assets - Income) for treatment of tax refunds and credits as assets.