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154 (K) Public Assistance (PA) vendor payments PA vendor payments are counted as income unless they are made for: 1. Medical assistance; 2. Child care assistance; 3. Energy assistance as defined in Section 11.5 (R) Home Energy Assistance Payments; 4. Emergency assistance (including, but not limited to housing and transportation payments) for migrant or seasonal farmworker households while they are in the job stream; 5. Housing assistance payments made through a State or local housing authority; 6. Emergency and special assistance. PA provided to a third party on behalf of a household which is not specifically excluded from consideration as income under 1 - 5 above will be considered for exclusion under this provision.

NOTE: To be considered emergency or special assistance and excluded under this provision, the assistance must be provided over and above the normal PA grant or payment, or cannot normally be provided as part of such grant or payment. (L) Vendor payments Money payments made on behalf of a household by a person or organization outside of the household directly to either the household's creditors or to a person or organization providing a service to the household; or any gain or benefit which is not in the form of money payable directly to the household. NOTE: Reimbursements made in the form of vendor payments are excluded on the same basis as reimbursements paid directly to the household in accordance with Section 11.5 (CC) Unearned Income (Reimbursements). (M) Veterans' educational benefits See 11.5 (ZZ) Veteran’s Educational Benefits not Excluded under SC TANF Policy NOTE: Veteran’s educational benefits used for purposes other than tuition and mandatory fees are countable unearned income. (N) Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act An Act that provides certain benefits to former spouses of military members.

Income diverted to an ex-spouse under this act is excluded from the budget of the military retiree. NOTE: Income received by the ex-spouse of a military retiree would be counted as income to the ex-spouse.

1 1 . 7 E D U C A T I O N A L A S S I S T A N C E Educational assistance is financial support provided to learn new skills or to pursue an additional degree(s) and/or certification(s).