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(14) For FI, any payments made as restitution to an individual under Title I of Public Law 100–383 (the Civil Liberties Act of 1988) or under Title II of Public Law 100–383 (the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act). (15) Any Federal major disaster and emergency assistance provided under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended by Public Law 100–707 (the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1988) and comparable disaster assistance provided by States, local governments and disaster assistance organizations. (16) Any payments made pursuant to the Settlement in the In Re Agent Orange Product liability litigation, M.D.L. No. 381 (E.D.N.Y.). (17) Student financial assistance made available for the attendance costs defined in this paragraph under programs in the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). Attendance costs are: tuition and fees normally assessed a student carrying the same academic workload as determined by the institution, and including costs for rental or purchase of any equipment, materials, or supplies required of all students in the same course of study; and an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, dependent care and miscellaneous personal expenses for a student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis, as determined by the institution. (18) For FI, any payments made pursuant to Section 6(h)(2) of Public Law 101–426, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. P. Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance. After all policies governing the reserves and allowances and disregard or setting aside of income and resources referred to in this section have been uniformly applied: (1) In determining need, financial eligibility and the amount of the assistance payment all remaining income shall be considered in relation to the State’s need standard. (2) Income and resources are considered available both when actually available and when the applicant or recipient has a legal interest in a liquidated sum and has the legal ability to make such sum available for support and maintenance. (3) Income tax refunds shall be considered as resources. (4) Lump sum payments shall be treated as resources for applicants and recipients. When the lump sum includes a payment for the current month, that amount is treated as income. (5) Income received by individuals employed on a contractual basis may be prorated over the period of the contract; or intermittent income received quarterly, semiannually, or yearly may be prorated over the period covered by the income. (6) Child support payments made directly to the FI benefit group are counted as unearned income. (7) Income of aliens who would be FI budget group members except that their alien status disqualifies them will have their income counted toward the budget group. (8) Income of sanctioned budget group members will have their income counted toward the budget group. (9) In family groups living together, income of the spouse is considered available for the budget group and income of a parent(s) is considered available for dependent children under 19. If an individual is a spouse or parent who is a recipient of SSI benefits under Title XVI, an individual with respect to whom Federal foster care payments are made, an individual with respect to whom State or local foster care payments are made, an individual with respect to whom Federal adoption assistance payments are made, or an individual with respect to whom State or local adoption assistance payments are made, then, for the period for which such benefits or payments are received, his or her income and resources shall not be counted as income and resources available to the FI unit. (10) A minor parent recipient living in the home will have income deemed to the minor parent budget group from his or her parent’s income. The amount of income to be deemed shall be determined by computing the parent’s gross monthly income and then subtracting an amount equal to the monthly gross income limit for a family size comprised of the parents and their legal dependents exclusive of the minor parent; the remainder is the amount of deemed income.