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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 764 VENDOR PAYMENTS (toc) Do not count payments a person or organization outside the household makes directly to the household’s creditor or person providing the service. Exception: Count as income money legally obligated to the household, but which the payer makes or diverts to a third party for a household expense. This includes obligated court-ordered child support payments that are diverted to a third party for expenses, such as shelter. 764.1 Vendor Payments from State and Local Government Funds (toc) Exempt: • vendor payments to a household with a migrant farm worker in the work stream that are paid with state or local government funds. • Third party vendor payments made by a person or organization, other than PA (Public Assistance) or GA (General Assistance), on behalf of a household using funds that are not legally owed to the household. This includes SLA vendor payments NOTE: When a shelter expense, such as rent, is vendor paid by GA or PA, count the income as unearned income and continue to allow the shelter expense when determining benefits. Count the vendor payments to other people that are paid with state or local government funds, unless the payment provides assistance for: • Medical expenses • Child care • Expenses related to natural disasters (example: fire or floods) • Energy or utility expenses Note: Vendor payments paid with federal funds (example: federal funded housing assistance) are exempt. INCOME Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 Jun 26 MTL 09/26 Vendor Payments A-764