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Count the following vendor payments: · Money legally owed/payable to the household that are diverted to a third party for household expenses. · Court-ordered support or spousal support payments diverted to a third party for household expenses. · Rent or mortgage payments made to landlords or mortgagees through County or BIA General Assistance.

ABD: Count the value of food and/or shelter received when paid via vendor payment.

VETERANS BENEFITS: Veterans may receive a variety of VA benefits, including retirement, pensions and compensation. Veteran’s compensation is paid to certain veterans who are disabled as a result of their military service. Veteran’s pensions are paid to wartime veterans with limited income who are no longer able to work or are age 65 or older.

ACA: Exclude all payments received from the VA. ABD and Family Medically Needy: Count Veteran’s benefits other than VA A&A.

Exclude VA A&A as income, instead VA A&A is treated as third party liability available to reduce the cost of care in the nursing home, or medical expenses for veterans living in the community or an Assisted Living Facility.

NOTE: For medically needy cases, reduce the veteran’s medical expenses by the A&A amount; apply remaining medical expenses to the spend down. Exclude VA pensions of $90 or less in post eligibility treatment of income/ patient liability for institutionalized veterans.

NOTE: Veterans are allowed the $50 personal needs allowance in addition to the $90 VA exclusion. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: ACA: Generally excluded. Exception is if the workers comp reduces the amount of a Social Security RSDI payment, the amount by which the RSDI payment is reduced is countable income. It may be necessary to contact SSA directly to obtain the details of this situation for a non-filer. ABD and Family Medically Needy: Countable. Count the gross amount when attorney fees are deducted from Workers’ Compensation payments.

Effective Date: 01/01/2026