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Page | 132 D. Income of an Excluded Person The earned income of an individual excluded for SSN, ABAWD time limits, or DCS Non- Cooperation is counted as earned income less that individual's prorated share.

The entire earned income is counted fully for individuals disqualified for IPV, fleeing felon, parole/probation violator, ineligible alien, duplicate participation, work registration or voluntary quit or reduction of hours, trafficking in excess of $499, or disqualified because of a carryover disqualification from TANF or Tribal TANF.

E. Military Pay and Allowances Military pay (such as base pay or flight pay) is considered earned income, with the exception of additional payments for combat pay (hazardous duty pay). Allowances for quarters, housing, subsistence, and/or food are payments for normal household living expenses and are also budgeted as earned income. Allowances for job-related or other expenses such as uniforms are considered reimbursements and excluded. Payments made under the Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance Program (FSSA) are earned income. Free meals or meal tickets & provided housing are in-kind benefits.

The salary of some military personnel may be reduced to fund the G.I. Bill. Section 303(a) (1) of the Omnibus Veterans Benefits and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986 provides that the reduction of pay is not under the control of the individual. Based on this, the amount of reduction will not count as income for SNAP purposes.

Reenlistment bonuses, if received in a lump sum, are exempt from income under lump sum provisions. However, they are counted as a resource in the month received. If one-half of the bonus is paid initially, and the remainder paid in equal annual installments, the income must be counted as earned income as received.

F. Payments Under Domestic Volunteer Service Act Payments under Title 1 (VISTA) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-113 as amended), excluding those payments made to households specified in Section 8314 (C). G. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 1. Income is countable if it is an on-the-job training programs paid under Title I of WIOA and is counted as earned income unless paid to individuals under 19 years of age who are dependents (living with parents or under parental control of an adult household member), or OJT as described below in 2b. If paid to dependents under age 19, it is not counted as income regardless of the child’s student status. Job Services can identify Title I WIOA on-the-job training programs if the program funding is in question.

2. WIOA income is excluded if paid for: a) Summer Youth Payments are excluded. The income is excluded regardless of the age of the child, the child’s school enrollment, or whether or not the child is a dependent. b) On-the-job WIOA payments made to migrant and seasonal farm workers, Native Americans, dislocated workers, Job Corps, affirmative action programs, labor market information programs, and veterans’ employment programs are excluded. Example: If the pay is $1500 per month, but the customer receives $1400 with $100 diverted to the G.I. Bill, $1400 is budgeted. Once an individual leaves the service, the amount that has accumulated will be treated as income and/or resources depending on whether or not the individual enrolls in any educational institution or training program.