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INCOME

ADC-RELATED DISREGARDS

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM PAYMENTS - Payments received by participants in volunteer programs under Title II of P.L. 93-113 (Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973). These include: retired senior volunteer, foster grandparent, senior companion and senior health aid programs. Payments made in the form of stipends, allowances and/or reimbursements for incurred expenses are disregarded when determining Medicaid eligibility.

Payments received by participants in volunteer programs established under Title III of P.L. 93-133. These include the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Active Corps of Executives (ACE) programs.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) - The value of benefits under the WIC program.

WORK EXPENSE - $90 work expense from earned income. (See INCOME ADC-RELATED BUDGETING METHODOLOGY $90 WORK EXPENSE DISREGARD)

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA)—formerly known as JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (JTPA) - Income (earned or unearned) derived through participation in a program carried out under the JTPA and paid to a dependent minor. Earned income is disregarded for only one six-month period per calendar year. Further discussion of JTPA payments can be found in the Public Assistance Source Book.

Payments for supportive services paid under JTPA to any A/R to defray costs attributable to training such as transportation, meals, childcare, etc.

(MRG)