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43 | P a g e October 25 o Earned Income - Money diverted from an individual’s income to a PASS account is excluded. o Unearned Income - Income paid to SSI recipient under a plan for achieving self- support (PASS) is excluded. o Resources - Any income SSI recipient places in an approved PASS account is excluded. • Childcare payments made under the Child Care Block Grant program that are paid to the parent whose child is receiving care, are excluded because the parent is obligated to give the payment to the childcare provider. • Adoption Subsidies are included unearned income to the child but can be considered excluded income if used to offset childcare costs because the adoptive parents are working, seeking employment or it is a reimbursement for a medical expense. • Community Services Administration: Payments from the Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) administered by the Community Services Administration (CSA) are excluded. • Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Diseases (MIPCD grant). Any incentives provided to a Medicaid beneficiary participating in the MIPCD grant program shall not be included for the purpose of determining the eligibility for, or benefit amount under any program funded in whole or part with Federal funding. • CMS Incentives. CMS Innovation Grant is a collaborative effort for preventative health strategies and Medicaid. The participants receive incentives or a stipend for their participation. The incentives shall not be included for the purpose of determining the eligibility for or benefit amount for any Federal program that the person is eligible for or enrolled in. • Combat Pay – Hostile Fire Pay (HFP) and Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) is referred to as “Combat Pay”. If a member of a household is deployed to a designated combat zone, the entire military pay of the person deployed, from the date of deployment and for the entire period the person is deployed to the designated combat zone shall be excluded in determining LIHEAP household income. Once the household member is no longer deployed to a designated combat zone the military income will no longer be exempt for this reason. o Combat Pay is payable at a monthly rate of $225.00 and is in addition to all other pay or allowances. It is payable in full amount without being pro-rated or reduced, for each month, during any part of which a member qualifies. To document the deployed person’s income and location, the person’s Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) will identify combat pay in Field 10, Entitlements as: HFP/IDP $225.00.