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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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YouthBuild, and the Dislocated Workers Program. Payments received are considered countable income, unless for supportive services such as child care assistance, transportation, or job placement services. Excluded Earned Income

Income Type Treatment Census Wages Wages paid to an individual by the Census Bureau for temporary employment activities in connection with the full Census that occurs every 10 years are excluded. Child Tax Credit Child Tax Credit payments received either as monthly advance payments or a one-time refund are excluded. Combat Pay Payments made to an individual serving active duty in a combat zone. These payments are excluded in the month of receipt. Any amount of the payment retained into the following month is countable resource unless otherwise excluded. Domestic Volunteer Act Payments to volunteers from the following programs are excluded:

• Title II Retired Senior Volunteer Program; • Foster Grandparent Program; and • Title III Service Corps of Retired Executives, Senior Companion Program and Active Corps of Executives. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Earned income tax credit payments received as advance payments or as refunds are excluded. Infrequent or Irregular Income Exclude up to $30 per calendar quarter of earned income that is received either irregularly or infrequently. In order to be excluded, the income need only be irregular or infrequent.

Income is considered to be received irregularly if an individual cannot reasonably expect to receive it. Income is received infrequently if an individual receives it only once during a calendar quarter from a single source and the individual did not receive that type of income in the previous month or in the month following the month in which the money was received. A single source of earned income is an employer, trade or business. Plan for Achieving Self- Support (PASS) Excluded. Earnings received to fulfill a Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS) Plan. PASS-enrolled individuals are SSI Medicaid recipients. Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) Payments Excluded. Volunteers in Service to America under Title I of the Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (VISTA) payments are excluded. Work Study Excluded.