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Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services July 7, 2018 Human & Community Services Page 12 of 14 Income Table for Non-TANF Child Care Scholarships Income Type Count TANF Bridge-the-Gap Benefit (Work Support Payment): TANF Cash benefit to support the family leaving the TANF program and going to work. TANF Cash Assistance No TANF Cash Benefits: Enter the TANF Cash benefit for each individual. TANF Cash Assistance Yes TANF Cash Recoupment Amount (Fraud): Do not reduce TANF Cash benefits by any recoupment amount. Excluded No TANF Cash Supplement – FS Countable: Excluded No TANF Cash Underpayment – Exempt: Excluded No Tax Refund: Excluded No Tips: Tips coincide with employment hours. NOTE: If an individual works only for tips, they are self-employed. Tips or Bonuses Yes Training Allowance – Not a Reimbursement: EXAMPLE: An employer pays a training stipend, as set amount. This may occur before employment or during employment. Tips or Bonuses Yes Training Related Reimbursement: EXAMPLE: An employer pays for a current employee’s training expenses. Excluded No Tribal TANF: Tribal TANF Yes Trust Fund Income: Cash received, and available earnings, from a trust fund are countable. Dividends and interest available to individuals are countable, even though these earnings may be reinvested. Interest, Dividend, Royalty Yes Unemployment Insurance Compensation:  Unemployment Insurance (UI) [State – 26 weeks].  Federal Trade Readjustment Act (TRA) [Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance - 26 weeks].  Extended Federal TRA. [Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance - 26 weeks]. Unemployment Compensation Yes Vendor Payment - Earned or Obligated: See In-Kind Income – Earned or Obligated. Employment Yes Vendor Payment - Unearned: See In-Kind Income – Unearned. Excluded No