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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Chapter 7. Family Definition and Determining Income Eligibility Revised 08/01/2024

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26. All subsidized housing and housing allotments, paid directly to the landlord, including military housing allotments.

27. Money received from an employer as an employee benefit for child care.

28. Work-study payments, if the income is from the College Work- Study Program administered under Title IV of the Higher Education Act or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (Likewise, if the income from college work-study goes directly to the college, it is not counted as income.) For applicants/recipients that receive Wage$, the income is not counted even though it is taxable and a 1099 is issued.

29. Reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with employment or education are not countable when determining eligibility for child care assistance. Examples of employment related expenses that are not countable include but are not limited to mileage, medical, per diem, phone calls, travel, and lodging. Examples of reimbursements for educational expenses such as tuition and fees.

30. Social Security benefits should not be counted if the beneficiary does not have access to the benefits. For example, if a teenage parent applies for her own child and receives Social Security benefits, but the teenager’s mother is the payee, the Social Security benefits are countable for the teenager’s mother who is the payee but not for the teenager in her own child care case. The same principle applies if the payee is someone outside of the household and the beneficiary does not have access to the funds.