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e. Special and emergency assistance, not specifically excluded by other provisions of this section, made over and above the normal grant; or

f. Emergency TANF vendor payments on behalf of a migrant or seasonal farm worker household while the household is in the job stream.

2. GR Vendor Payments

Except for some vendor payments for housing, GR vendor payments do not count as income. A housing vendor payment will count as income unless the payment is for:

a. Utility costs;

b. Energy assistance;

c. Housing assistance from a state or local housing authority;

d. Special and emergency assistance, not specifically excluded by other provisions of this section, made over and above the normal grant; or

e. Emergency GR vendor payments on behalf of a migrant or seasonal farm worker household while the household is in the job stream.

3. HUD Vendor Payments

Rent or mortgage payments made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to landlords or mortgagees are excluded. This includes TANF payments for housing made through HUD.

4. Educational Assistance Vendor Payments

Educational assistance paid on behalf of households for living expenses are excluded.

5. Vendor Payments that are Reimbursements

Vendor payments that are also in the form of reimbursements are excluded.

6. Demonstration Project Payments

In-kind or vendor payments that would normally not count as income, but which are converted, in whole or in part, to a direct cash payment under a federally authorized demonstration project or a waiver of federal law provisions are excluded.

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