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DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual Income applies to either distributions of funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment in favor of Indian tribes, bands, groups, pueblos, or communities by the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Claims or per capita payments as permitted by the Per Capita Distributions Act of 1983, Public Law 98-64, made to Indians out of tribal trust revenue held by the federal government. The exception is funds held by Alaska Native Regional and Village Corporations (ANRVC) which are not held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior. Exempt all income except ANRVC dividend distributions which are not excluded from countable income. 306.28 Nutrition Programs Unearned - Exempt Programs administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) provide better access to food and promote healthy eating through nutrition education programs. 306.29 Pensions Unearned - Count A fixed amount of money paid regularly to somebody during retirement, for either age or disability, by the government, a former employer, or an insurance company. 306.30 Property Income (Rental/Lease) Earned - Count Property bought or developed to earn income through renting, leasing or price appreciation. Consider income from property (non-liquid resources such as equipment, vehicles, real property), whether from renting, leasing, or selling on an installment plan, as countable income. Note: If the household member sells property on an installment plan, count the payments as income. Exempt the balance of the note as an inaccessible resource. 306.31 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Payments Unearned - Exempt A federal statute (PL 101-426) that provides monetary compensation for people, including atomic veterans, who contracted one or more specified diseases as a direct result of their exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War, or their exposure to high levels of radon while doing uranium mining. 306.32 Reimbursements Unearned - Exempt An act of compensating someone for an expense the person incurred. Often, a person is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses when the person incurs those expenses through employment or in carrying out the duties for another party. 306.33 Relocation Assistance Unearned - Exempt Specific government relocation payments for: • Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Act of 1970; • Title I of PL 100-383 (these payments are made to Aleuts or individuals of Japanese ancestry (or their heirs) who were relocated during World War II). 306.34 Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance Unearned - Count 300- Income and Assets [16] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024