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1. Through a national board chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local boards, funds are provided to private nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental entities for providing emergency food and shelter to needy individuals. The federal funds are not provided to meet ongoing basic needs.

B. This type of assistance is treated as follows:

1. Assistance involving FEMA is subject to general rules pertaining to income and income exclusions.

a) Assistance involving FEMA is most often provided in-kind by private nonprofit organizations and with state certification will qualify for exclusion as Home Energy Assistance and Support and Maintenance Assistance (HEA/SMA).

2. It is neither IBON nor ABON.

Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).

Rule 7.50: Federal Housing Assistance.

A. This type of assistance is defined as follows:

1. The Federal Government through the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly the Farmers Home Administration, provides many forms of housing assistance.

2. This assistance may be provided directly by the federal government or through other entities such as local housing authorities or nonprofit organizations.

B. This type of assistance is treated as follows:

1. The value of any assistance paid with respect to a dwelling unit is not counted as income or resources if paid under a program or project in which HUD, i.e., “Section 8”, or RHS is involved.

Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).

Rule 7.51: Low Income Energy Assistance.

A. This type of assistance is defined as follows:

1. Through a block grant, the federal government provides funds to states for energy assistance (including weatherization) to low income households. This assistance may be provided by a variety of agencies (such as state or local welfare offices, community