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*Count earned income with appropriate disregards. *Disregard unearned income payments for training expenses. *Case file must contain written verification from WIOA for the reason payments are made. PASS-Amounts necessary for fulfillment of a plan for achieving self-support (PASS) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act Unearned N

Payments for Indian tribes Unearned See Remarks Exclude up to $2,000 per year of income received by individual Indians that is derived from interests in trust. Payments to protective payee N/A N

Pension Unearned Y See also Retirement Pay Personal property (sale of car/boat, etc.) Unearned See Remarks Exclude as income: treat as resource. Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Unearned N

Recoupments Unearned See Remarks Money withheld from any income source to repay a previous overpayment from the same source is excluded. Refugee Matching Grant (Lutheran Services and World Relief) Unearned See Remarks Ineligible for TANF for 120 days from entry into country.

NOTE: Cannot receive TANF and the Matching Grant simultaneously Reimbursements Unearned See Remarks Reimbursements for past and future expenses are excluded unless the reimbursement is for normal living expenses such as rent, mortgage, personal clothing and food eaten at home. If the reimbursement exceeds the expense, the gain or profit is counted as unearned income. Excludable reimbursements include, but are not limited to: 1. Reimbursements for job or training related expenses