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Families and Children Manual Section: Financial Eligibility Policy Manual Number: 010.045 Chapter: Medically Needy Countable and Excluded Income

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• Title V of the Act (Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children’s Services); and • The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (including vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities). Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SSI is excluded unearned income. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Allotment Excluded. In Tennessee, the TANF program is referred to as Families First. TANF Allotment is cash assistance provided to families with dependent children when at least one parent is incapacitated, unemployed, deceased, or absent from the home. VA Aid and Attendance Payment Excluded. VA Aid and Attendance is compensation provided to a Veteran, her spouse, the surviving spouse, or the surviving parent based on the need of aid and attendance by another person. It cannot be received without some other form of VA payment. VA Augmented Benefit A VA Augmented Benefit is an increase in payment to the Veteran or his surviving spouse in order to provide for a dependent as defined by VA. An Augmented Benefit is unearned income to the dependent. VA Education Grant Excluded. A VA Education Grant is for a Veteran who is in an approved program and provides up to 36 months of education benefits. These benefits are intended to provide assistance as follows:

• Tuition and fees; and • Annual books and supplies stipend.

If the Veteran receives a stipend to assist with housing, it is countable unearned income.