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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME SOURCES 07/19 CHAPTER I, PAGE 39

Example 2 In January 2016, the AG beneficiary in example 1 decides to postpone attendance at an educational institution until September 2016. The AG beneficiary intends to use the $500 in September 2016 to help pay for books and other necessary educational supplies. The remaining $500 remains excluded from income in September 2015 and from resources from October 2015 through June 2016 because the educational assistance will be used to pay for tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses. Since the 9-month exclusion period ends in June 2016, the worker determines the $500 is a countable resource beginning July 2016, the month after the end of the 9-month period. Example 3 In January 2016, the AG beneficiary in example 1 decides to postpone attendance at an educational institution until September 2016 and uses the $200 to pay credit card bills and save $300 in case of an emergency. The $500 is income in January 2016, the month the assistance is spent and is no longer to be used for paying tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses. Beginning February 2016, the remaining $300 is a countable resource.

31. Emergency Assistance (EA) Unearned Income Emergency Assistance is the term for a program offered by Virginia that provides payments to families to meet emergency needs. The program is funded with Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) money and is income based on need. 31.1. Income Treatment EA payments are unearned income and are subject to the unearned and general income exclusions. 31.1.1. Exclusions • The $20 General Income Exclusion does not apply to this income because it is income based on need.