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INCOME

SSI-RELATED DISREGARDS

VETERANS - Payments to veterans for Aid & Attendance (A&A) or payments for Unusual Medical Expenses (UME).

VIETNAM VETERANS - Agent Orange Settlement Fund - Payments from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other fund established pursuant to the Agent Orange product liability litigation, and payments from court proceedings brought for personal injuries sustained by veterans resulting from exposure to dioxin or phenoxy herbicide in connection with the war in Indochina in the period of January 1, 1962 through May 7, 1975.

Children - Monthly allowances paid to certain Vietnam Veterans’ Children with Spina Bifida.

VISTA - Payments received by VISTA volunteers.

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ACT - Any payments made under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act.

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 aide 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.

WIC PROGRAM - The value of benefits under the WIC program.

References:

SSL Sect. 366.2 366.3

Dept. Reg. 352.22 360-4.6(a)(1) 360-4.6(a)(2)

(MRG)