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312 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility Note: If a SNAP participant begins receiving ERDC, remember to recalculate SNAP educational income because the exclusion for child care expenses has changed. Educational awards paid under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (including AmeriCorps) are treated in accordance with OAR 461-145-0365. In ONE, code this on the Specific Income screen as follows: • Specific Income Category – Domestic Volunteer Programs • Specific Income Type – National and Community Service Trust Act (NCSTA): Educational Award For OSIPM and MSP, distributions from a Coverdell Education Savings account and gifts used for education purposes in accordance with OAR 461-145-0145. For HSD medical programs, exclude education income, for monthly and annual income, except for non-title IV (not loans) educational income, which is excluded from monthly but counted for annual income. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0150 — Educational Income 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements 461-150-0060 — Prospective or Retrospective Eligibility and Budgeting; REF, REFM, SNAP, TANF 461-145-0580 — Veterans’ Benefits 461-160-0430 — Income Deductions; SNAP 461-145-0550 — Unemployment Compensation Benefits 410-200-0015 (54) and (55) — General Definitions Energy assistance For all programs except SNAP, exclude all energy assistance payments or allowances made under any federal, state or local law. These payments include: • Energy assistance payments provided through a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Low-Income Assistance Program. • Energy assistance payments provided through the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981 under P.L. 97- 35, Section 2605(F) (LIEAP). • Payments made under PL99-425, Section (e), the Low Income Energy Assistance Act of 1986. For SNAP, energy assistance payments made under state law should be treated as unearned income. Based on Oregon Administrative Rule only the Oregon Energy Assistance Program meets this criterion. However, verification of the payment is not required as it is a one-time lump sum and is excluded for SNAP purposes. Client statement is acceptable. See Housing and Urban Development on how to treat utility payments received by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service.