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136 (HH) Training allowances connected with an hourly wage or salary See (MM) if connected to WIOA program

(II) Training allowances from vocational and rehabilitative programs A stipend or other payment received while enrolled in a Vocational Rehabilitation program. Training allowances from vocational and rehabilitative programs recognized by Federal, State, or local governments, such as the work incentive program, to the extent they are not a reimbursement. NOTE: The type of program in which the individual is participating will determine if the income is counted or not. (JJ) Vacation pay A benefit that employers typically give full-time employees that allows the employees to take Paid Time Off (PTO). Count actual/anticipated vacation pay in the month it is to be received. Exception: Exclude when paid as a nonrecurring lump sum payment after employment ends. (KK) VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)

Members serve full-time for a year at nonprofit organizations or local government agencies to build the capacity of these organizations to carry out programs that alleviate poverty.

NOTES: • Exclude payments or living allowance if individual was receiving SNAP/TANF benefits prior to beginning service. • Include payments or living allowance as earned income if individual was NOT receiving SNAP/TANF benefits prior to beginning service. (LL) Wages and Salaries A payment made by an employer to an employee.

(MM) WIOA educational and training programs There are many WIOA programs which include Summer Youth Employment and Training, Youth Build, and weekly stipends paid under the National Community Service Act (NCSA). Federal programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force. Allowances and payments to individuals participating in programs under WIOA are excluded. Exception: Earnings to individuals who are participating in on-the-job training programs under section 204(b)(1)(C) or section 264(c)(1)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) will be considered earned income, unless the payee is a dependent (under 19 years of age and is under the parental control of another adult household member), regardless of school attendance and/or enrollment . If the payee is a dependent, OJT payments are excluded.