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2026 - 2027 I PY27 NH Fuel Assistance Program (FAP) Procedures Manual 16 Non-countable Income Aid and Attendance VA benefit for severely disabled veterans Alaska Native Claims Settlement payments if excluded per Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Assets drawn down as withdrawals from a bank Capital gains Child support (regular) payments received during the income period Corporation for National Service payments including VISTA, AmeriCorps, Senior Companions, Foster Grandparents Dividends: the first $50 earned annually Electric Assistance Program benefits Employee fringe benefits, including employer- or union-paid portion of health insurance Earned Income Credit Earned income from full-time high school students Foster Care reimbursements Federal work-study for students Fellowships (scholarship or grant awarded to a graduate student in a college/university) Gifts – one time or irregular payments received fewer than 6 months Goods or housing received in lieu of wages Interest: the first $50 earned annually Jury duty stipend Loans Lump-sum inheritances Money earned as part of an SSI PASS Plan Non-taxable grants Nursing home payments - mandatory monthly payment made on behalf of a spouse/dependent One-time or irregular payments from a welfare agency to a family or person One-time compensation for injury and/or insurance payments Reimbursement paid to an employee by employer to compensate for money spent as a result of their employment Respite care or difficulty of care payments Reverse mortgages Sale of a house, car, truck, or tractor (non-business assets in general) Scholarships or other educational financial assistance funded in whole or in part by federal funds for attendance costs (tuition, fees, materials, supplies, books, room/board) Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) income (e.g. Operation Able) Special Needs Trusts SSI for children under age 18 Stable Account funds (aka Able Account) Tax refunds Value of food or fuel produced and consumed on farms