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Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services July 7, 2018 Human & Community Services Page 6 of 14 Income Table for Non-TANF Child Care Scholarships Income Type Count Housing Voucher or Cash: CCDF requires states to report housing subsidy participation on the ACF- 801. The amount is not included as income for eligibility purposes. (Do not enter student housing.) NOTE: It is not necessary to verify the client’s statement regarding housing participation. NOTE: While Montana does not count housing benefits when determining eligibility, the federal ACF-801 report asks about housing participation. If the family receives housing benefits, enter one dollar ($1) in Child Care Under the Big Sky [CCUBS] as ‘Housing’ to identify the family’s participation. This will cause the ACF-801 to report this benefit in a Yes/No format, while not counting the income for eligibility purposes. Housing Voucher No ($1) HUD Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Escrow Account Interest: Excluded No Incentive Payments: Designed to encourage participation in Public Assistance Programs: Excluded No Indian (Native American) Countable Income: Countable income includes, but is not limited to the following:  Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) income  Farm and grazing lease income  Interest income  Mineral rights income  Oil and gas royalties income  Transfers of countable monies from other Indian agencies Other Income Yes Indian (Native American) Excluded Income: Exclude the following income:  Income derived from sub marginal lands  Interest earned on excluded funds  Judgment claim income  Per capita payment income, from funds held in trust distributed to enrolled members (a.k.a. BIA check)  Up to $2,000 per year of income received by individual Indians which are derived from leases or other uses of individually-owned trust or restricted lands. Excluded No In-Kind Income – Earned or Obligated for Housing or Food: The value of earned, or obligated, in-kind income is the current value of the service provided. An earned, or obligated, third party vendor payment is counted as in-kind income if: In-Kind (Earned/ Obligated) Yes