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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 146 70. Victims' Compensation Payments Victims' Compensation Payments are payments received from a fund established by a State to aid victims of crime. 70.1. Exclusion Unspent payments received from a fund established by a State to aid victims of crime are excluded from resources for 9 months. To be excluded from resources under this provision, the individual must demonstrate that the payment was compensation for expenses incurred or losses suffered as the result of crime. Retained funds must be identifiable in order to be excluded. See Commingled Funds Chapter E - 26 if funds excluded under this provision are commingled with other funds. 70.2. Interest Interest earned on unspent victims' compensation payments is not excluded from income or resources by this provision. 70.3. Verification If an individual alleges that his or her resources include unspent victims' compensation payments, ask the individual to submit evidence that: • Verifies the source, date(s), and amount(s) of such payment(s); and • Establishes that the payment was paid as compensation for expenses incurred or losses suffered as the result of a crime. Accept the following as evidence establishing that the payment was paid for expenses incurred or losses suffered as the result of a crime: • A letter or check stub accompanying the payment indicating the reason for the payment; • A subsequent letter requested by the claimant/recipient to clarify the reason for the payment; or any other document indicating the reason for the payment.