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4. Rent or mortgage payments made to landlords or mortgagees through county or BIA General Assistance. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION: Payments from the Veterans Administration, retirement, or disability payments are countable. EXCEPTION: 'Agent Orange Settlement Fund', 'Spina Bifida', and 'Health Care Improvement Act of 2000'. The portion of a military retirement payment paid to an ex-spouse under a divorce decree property settlement is not counted as income to the retiree. Since retired civil servants are not covered under the Uniform Services Former Spouse Protection Act, the full payment to a retired civil servant is countable income. The amount diverted to the ex-spouse is legally obligated and payable to the retired civil servant’s household. It is not considered legally obligated to the military retiree’s household and is excluded for the military retiree. VETERANS AID AND ATTENDANCE (A&A) PAYMENTS: Payments from the Veterans Administration for A&A are countable. NOTE: If the payments are paid to someone outside of the household for services, they are excluded as a reimbursement. Attendant care payments, paid by an outside source to the attendant care provider for a disabled/elderly household filing unit member, are countable earned income to the attendant care provider. WEATHERIZATION: Federal, state, or local one-time payments for weatherization and replacement or repair of heating or cooling devices are excluded. WOMENS, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC): The value of assistance to children under the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is excluded and is not entered in CHIMES. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: Workers' Compensation payments are countable. NOTE: If attorney fees are being taken from the Workers' Compensation payments, the gross amount is counted as income because it is legally obligated and payable to the household. WORK PAYS INCENTIVE: Those individuals who are participating in the PEP program are eligible to receive a Work Pays Incentive. The Work Pays Incentive is countable for the months in which it is intended to cover (12 months).