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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME SOURCES 07/19 CHAPTER I, PAGE 97

The following VA educational programs are non-contributory. All benefits received under these programs are unearned income subject to the exclusion for educational expenses. • Chapter 30 (Active Duty Educational Assistance Program (“new” GI Bill)) — • Chapter 31 (Training and Rehabilitation for Veterans with Service Connected Disabilities) • Chapter 35 (Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program) • Chapter 106 (Selected Reserve Program) 72.4. Frequency Of Payment Payments are usually made monthly only for those months the veteran is in school. If school attendance is less than full time, the payments may be made less frequently. 72.5. Exclusions Any portion of a grant, scholarship, or fellowship used for paying tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses is excluded from income. Only that portion of an educational payment which is income to the individual obtaining the education is subject to the exclusion for educational expenses. The augmented portion which is income to the dependent of the student is not subject to this exclusion. 72.5.1. Tuition, Fees, and Other Necessary Educational Expenses Educational expenses include laboratory fees, student activity fees, transportation, stationery supplies, books, technology fees, and impairment-related expenses necessary to attend school or perform schoolwork (e.g., special transportation to and from classes, special prosthetic devices necessary to operate school machines or equipment, etc.). Deduct the amount of tuition, fees, and other necessary educational expenses from the gross amount of the assistance. Use any reasonable method for deducting educational expenses from income.