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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 546.5 Relocation Assistance Exempt payments provided from ● the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Properties Acquisition Act of 1970. ● Public Law 93-531 to members of the Navajo or Hopi Tribes. 546.6 Independent Living Payments Independent living payments are payments from Title IV-E funds and are distributed by Division of Child and Family Services to certain individuals when they leave foster care. Payments in this category: ● must be received for a minimum of three months; and ● cannot exceed $300 a month; and ● cannot total more than $800; and ● are intended for expenses other than room and board. Independent living payments are exempt. 546.7 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Payments Lump sum payments provided from the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, PL 101-426 are exempt. The Act established a program to compensate individuals for injuries or death resulting from the exposure to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. When the affected individual is deceased, payments are made to the surviving spouse, children, parents, grandchildren, or grandparents. 546.8 Payments to Victims of Nazi Persecution Payments to individuals because of their status as victims of Nazi persecution are exempt (includes Holocaust and Swiss payments). 547 PAYMENTS EXEMPT AS A RESOURCE WHILE BEING CONSIDERED INCOME Income which is budgeted for a particular month, is not counted as a resource at the same time. If income is prorated and budgeted for a period of months, do not count any portion of the income as a resource during the same months Example: income of students or self-employed persons which is prorated over several months. If this money is combined with countable funds, such as a bank account, exempt the prorated amounts for the time it is prorated. Division of Welfare and Supportive Services A-546.5 Eligibility and Payments Manual RESOURCES MTL 06/24 Nov 24 Reallocation Assistance