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ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Section Two: Income Intake, Operations & Policy Manual Program Year 2026 53 • Income Earned by household members still enrolled in high school – Income earned by household members eighteen (18) and over who are enrolled in high school. • Income Earned by minors – Income earned by household members under the age of eighteen (18). • Income Not Counted By Law – Income paid within the following programs: Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (P.L. 93113) Title I: Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), AmeriCorps, University Year for Action (UYA), Urban Crime Prevention Program. Title II: Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), Older Americans Community Service Program (Senior Health Aides, Senior Companions). Title III: Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and Active Corps of Executives (ACE). Title V of the Older American Act: Experience Works, Senior Health Aides, Senior Companions, Volunteer respite care providers. Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA): Supportive services to participants. Supportive services include assistance that enables people to participate in the program, e.g., transportation, health care, childcare, handicapped assistance, meals, temporary shelter, counseling, and other reasonable expenses or participation in the program. Exclude all WIA-supported income received by dependent household members who are 18 years old or younger or attending school K-12. • Indian Per Capita Judgment Payments – Payments made to any tribe or group whose trust relationship with the Federal Government has been terminated and for which Legislation in effect before October 12, 1973 authorized the disposition of its judgment funds. • In-kind Income – Food or rent received in lieu of wages. • Job Related Expenses for Non-Self-Employed Applicants – Business expenses comparable to self-employment, such as a salesperson, truck driver, cab driver, or mechanic.