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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services

• Veterans benefits other than those designated for education • Union Compensation during strikes 4. TANF and Diversion Assistance, including: • Job Retention portion of TANF Transition Assistance • TANF Kinship Care EXCEPTION: JOBS Supportive Services, TANF Supportive Services and Special Items of Need that represent a reimbursement are not counted as income. The housing allowance is not considered a reimbursement, and is counted as unearned income.

5. Child Support and Spousal Support - Court-Ordered and Voluntary (See 415-25-05-21).

6. Unearned income as a result of self-employment (See 415-25-05-27).

7. Tribal Payments and Individual Indian Monies (IIM) Accounts (See 415- 25-05-22). This section includes the policy regarding the treatment of this income.

8. Recurring Lump Sum Payments are those payments that can be reasonably anticipated to be received more than once. Payments may be recurring monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc.

Recurring payments received or anticipated to be received between the previous June 1 and the following May 31 are annualized.

Recurring Lump Sum Payments include but are not limited to the following: • Gambling winnings • Mineral lease bonuses, oil and gas royalties. Any mandatory production taxes withheld prior to distribution are not counted and are allowed to reduce the amount of countable income. Any