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133 credits are not counted as income as they are not legally obligated and otherwise payable to the employee as earnings. However, any amount the employer pays over and above the amount of credits must be counted. This amount must be added to the gross taxable income to derive the SNAP gross income. (S) Food assistance (value of) under National School Lunch Act Count amount provided to day care providers for children other than their own as self- employment income. See Section 11.4 Self- employment Income. Exception: Exclude assistance provided to children. (T) Foster Grandparent Program Payment These payments are received through the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, Title II. Exclude total amount of living allowance if the program is approved by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Exception: If the program is not approved by CNCS, this income is not excludable and must be counted as earned income. (U) Garnished income from wages or salaries

Income that is required by court order to be withheld and diverted to a third party as payment on a debt.

(V) Job Corps The largest nationwide residential career training program that helps eligible young people ages 16 through 24 complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, and assists them with obtaining employment. Count salary and performance bonuses as earned income for Job Corps participants and former participants who are still receiving Job Corps payments. Exception: Most Job Corps participants are residents of an ineligible institution, and therefore not eligible for SNAP (See Section 2.3 Ineligible Household Members (11)). (W) Jury Duty Payments Compensation received for serving as a juror. If the jury duty payment is dispersed over a time period of several days or weeks in a specific amount, the payment would be treated as earned income. Exceptions: • If the payment does not exceed $30 in a quarter and cannot be reasonably anticipated, the payment may be excluded in accordance with Section 11.6 Income Exclusions (E) Infrequent of irregular income • If the payment is a reimbursement and the