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Page | 139 B. Reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses of volunteers incurred in the course of their work. C. Medical or dependent care reimbursements. D. Educational income is excluded regardless of earmarking or use. Educational income includes but is not limited to Title IV income, scholarships, grants, loans, work study, veteran’s benefits, BIA educational assistance, etc. E. Reimbursements received by households to pay for services provided by Title XX of the Social Security Act. F. Individual and Family Grant assistance received under Section 408 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.

8309 THIRD-PARTY FUNDS

Money received and used for care and maintenance of a third-party beneficiary who is not a household member is excluded. If a single payment is received for two beneficiaries and only one is a household member, any identifiable portion of the payment intended and used for the care and maintenance of the non-household member is excluded. If the non-household member's portion cannot readily be identified by means of receipts or other documentary evidence, the payment must be prorated among the intended beneficiaries. The exclusion would then be applied to the non-household member's prorated share or the amount actually used, whichever is less.

8310 BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS/TEMPORARY INSTITUTIONAL CHILDREN

If a child's needs continue to be included in the TANF/BIA/TWEP grant when the child leaves to attend boarding school or is temporarily placed in a treatment facility (institution), $50 per child has been identified as that portion of the grant intended and used for the care and maintenance of the child and must be removed from the grant. ACCESS will adjust the income provided entry is done correctly:  A “7” must be entered as the SNAP member code  A removal date entered  A “5” entered for the absence code and for boarding school students  A SCHL panel must exist with school type “6” or if temporarily institutionalized  An INST panel coded “25”.  The income panel will not be updated by ACCESS but rather the third screen of eligibility will display a boarding school/institution deduction. If the child receiving TANF/BIA/TWEP returns to the home:  The member code must be changed to a “1”  An add date entered  The absence code must be removed in order for the income to again be counted. If a case exists where the amount of the deduction would exceed the amount of the grant, the Specialist must:  Keep the SNAP member coded as a “1”  Manually remove only the amount of the grant as exclusion.

The household is required to sign the Boarding School/Institution Documentation form (DSS-EA- 305) (TANF Form) when they report their child is attending boarding school or is temporarily placed in a treatment facility and the TANF/BIA/TWEP continues to include the child in the grant calculation. It is necessary to obtain this form at each renewal interview as long as the household has children who will be or are currently attending boarding school or temporarily placed in a treatment facility (institution).