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NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CCS PROGRAM MANUAL LETTER # 17-2009 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 392 NAC 3-005.03

12. Capital gains; 13. The value of the coupon allotment under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended; 14. The value of USDA donated foods; 15. The value of supplemental food assistance under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the special food service program for children under the National School Lunch Act, as amended; 16. Any payment received under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; 17. Earnings of a child age 18 or younger and in school;

Note: Summer earnings of a child age 18 or younger are excluded if the worker verifies that the child plans to return to school in the fall. 18. Loans; 19. Any grant to a student for educational purposes; 20. Adoption or guardianship subsidy payments; 21. Home produce used for household consumption; 22. Income received for work experience paid by a Title I Workforce Investment Act (WIA) program; 23. Title I WIA allowance paid for supportive services such as transportation, meals, special tools and clothing. This includes temporary Welfare-to- Work payments made through Workforce Development; 24. Payments to AmeriCorps volunteers; 25. Reimbursement from the Senior Companion Program; 26. Low Income Energy Assistance funds; 27. Housing assistance provided by Housing and Urban Development or by a local housing program; 28. Assistance received under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 or under a federal law because of a presidentially declared major disaster; 29. Payments to a client participating in training or school attendance subsidized by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; 30. Payments made by Veterans Administration under the Veterans Education and Employment Assistance Act for education expenses of a veteran; 31. Payment made by an absent parent to a child care provider, landlord, or mortgage holder on behalf of the client; 32. Benefits under Public Law 104-204 for children of Vietnam veterans who were born with spina bifida; 33. Monetary allowance paid by the Veterans Administration under Public Law 106-419 to the child of a woman Vietnam veteran because of a birth defect associated with the veteran’s service in Vietnam; 34. Reimbursement for employment-related expenses such as mileage, lodging, or meals; and 35. Military combat pay.

3-005.03A Transitional Grants: ADC transitional grants are disregarded in determining child care eligibility. 3-005.03B Deduction of Nursing Home Obligation: If the client has been directed by the Department to pay a portion of his/her income to a nursing home on behalf of an AABD client, the worker deducts the amount of the obligation from the client’s gross monthly income to determine eligibility.