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The State Displaced Homemaker program funded by the state general fund. The income is countable earned income. DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT INCOME: The following payments to volunteers are excluded: 1. Title II Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP); and, 2. Title III Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Senior Companion Program and Active Corps of Executives (ACE). EARNED INCOME OF CHILDREN: Earned income of any individual under age 18 years old is excluded through the month of the individual's 18th birthday when the individual is an elementary or secondary school student, and lives with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent or under the parental control of a household member other than a parent. For purposes of this policy, an elementary or secondary school student is someone who attends elementary or secondary school, or who attends classes to obtain a General Equivalency Diploma that are recognized, operated, or supervised by the student's state or local school district, or who attends elementary or secondary classes through a home-school program recognized or supervised by the student's state or local school district. The exclusion shall continue to apply during temporary interruptions in school attendance due to semester or vacation breaks, provided the child's enrollment will resume following the break. If the child's earnings or amount of work performed cannot be differentiated from that of other household members, the total earnings shall be prorated equally among the working members and the child's pro rata share excluded. Earned income is countable for individuals under age 18 years old working, and/or attending high school, and living on their own. EARNED INCOME OR CHILD TAX CREDIT: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments and Child Tax Credit received as advance payments or as a refund, are excluded earned income. FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE (FSSA): Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) is paid to certain service members and their families, if determined eligible by the Department of Defense. The amount of FSSA is shown on the member's Leave and Earnings Statement. FSSA is countable earned income. FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS: Federal income tax refunds are excluded as income in the month of receipt and as a resource for a period of 12 months following the month of receipt. GARNISHMENTS FROM WAGES: