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4. Earnings to individuals who are participating in on-the-job training programs under Workforce Investment Act (includes monies paid by WIA and monies paid by employer). 5. Income from jury duty provided the pay is dispersed over a time period of several days or weeks in a specific amount, such as $15.00 per day. (If the jury pay does not exceed $30.00 in a quarter and cannot be reasonably anticipated, it may be excluded as infrequent and irregular income.) 6. Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) and Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) for military personnel are treated as earned income when received in lieu of free housing and/or food. The BAH is one monthly payment and replaces the Basic Allowance for Quarter and Variable Housing Allowance. (Any gain or benefit which is not in the form of money payable directly to the assistance unit, e.g., free meals and/or housing furnished to military personnel living on the base, is classified as an in-kind benefit and excluded as income.) 7. Income received from the selling of blood and blood plasma. EARNED INCOME DISREGARDS For families who qualify on the gross income test, earned income may be disregarded in the following ways: 1. Special student disregard for full-time or part-time students under the age of 18 2. Standard $90 deduction for work expenses 3. Dependent care deduction 4. A one-time Total Earned Income Disregard opportunity for six (6) months covers all TANF adults who find an unsubsidized job of at least 35 hours per week either: within 30 days after authorization for new TANF approvals on or after 07-01-97; or within 30 days after the initial start date of the job readiness/job search work activity with the Job Placement Entity (This covers new approvals since 07-01-97 and ongoing cases.) The 6-month total disregard of earnings is available only once for new TANF approvals and ongoing cases beginning July 1, 1997 and thereafter. See Chapter 6, Total Earned Income Disregard. 5. A 3-month total earned income disregard will be available only when the TANF case is subject to closure because of increased earnings and the individual is employed at least 25 hours per week at federal minimum wage level or higher. The 3-month disregard cannot be