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disregarded under a PASS, but otherwise it is counted. The twenty dollar ($20.00) general income disregard does not apply to this income. 13. Relocation Assistance – This form of assistance is provided to people who are displaced by government projects which acquire real property whether under eminent domain or a similar action. Assistance provided in these circumstances is excluded as income. 14. Reparation Payments – Reparations associated with the following are excluded from income: a. Reparation payments received from the Federal Republic of Germany; b. Austrian social insurance payments based in whole or in part on wage credits granted under the nationwide class action lawsuit Bondy v. Sullivan (1991) involving the Austrian General Social Insurance Act; c. Restitution payments made by the U.S. Government to Japanese Americans (or if deceased, their survivors) and Aleuts who were interned or relocated during World War II; and d. Agent Orange settlement payments. 15. Rhode Island Works Under a PASS – Rhode Island Works payments under a PASS are excluded. However, Rhode Island Works payments unless excluded under a PASS, are countable income. The twenty dollar ($20.00) general income disregard does not apply to this income. 16. Student Loans – Federal and State funds or insurance are provided for educational programs at middle school, secondary school, undergraduate and graduate levels under Title IV of the Higher Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1070-1099d, and student assistant programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Any loan to an undergraduate student for qualified education expenses made and/or insured by the Federal government or the State’s higher education financing authority is excluded as both an income and resource. 3.4.5 Lump Sum Income Disregards and Exclusions A. Lump sum income is irregularly or infrequently received income. It can be earned or unearned income. Whether lump sum income is countable when determining financial eligibility depends on what is received, how often it is received, and the health care program for which the person is eligible. Examples of lump sum income include: 1. Winnings (lottery, gambling), Insurance settlements