Page 59

305.4 TANF MANUAL 10/20 Page 23

8. Any portion of an SSI payment and/or Auxiliary Grant.*

9. Payments to VISTA Volunteers under Title I, when the monetary value of such payments is less than minimum wage as determined by the Director of the Action Office,** and payments for supportive services or reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses made to individual volunteers serving as foster grandparents, senior health aides, or senior companions, and to persons serving in the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and Active Corps of Executives (ACE) and other programs pursuant to Titles II and III, of Public Law 93-113, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, including AmeriCorps VISTA.*** The worker must contact the Action Federal Domestic Volunteers Office at the following address or telephone number when VISTA payments are reported; Action Office, 400 N. 8th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, (804) 771-2197.

Exception: This disregard does not apply to payments to participants funded by state or national AmeriCorps grants or to participants in the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). Stipends paid to AmeriCorps volunteers in these programs are counted as earned income unless the participant is a student who is an eligible child (see 305.3B(2)).

10. The Veterans Administration educational benefit for the caretaker 18 or older is disregarded in its entirety when it is the veteran’s only source of assistance for education. No verification beyond the award letter or benefit payment check is needed.

If the veteran receives additional assistance in the form of a grant, loan, or scholarship, the VA educational benefit is to be disregarded in its entirety as long as any portion of the benefit is used to pay for tuition, books, fees, equipment required by the education/training program, transportation if the education/training institution is more than one mile from the veteran’s residence, and/or child care services necessary for school attendance.

Exception: Any funds included in the benefit amount specifically for dependents are to be counted as income to the assistance unit.

Exception: Any separate housing allowance, including an allowance authorized under the Post 9/11 GI Bill, is to be counted as income to the assistance unit.

11. Foster care payments, including payments for Independent Living Assistance, received by anyone in the assistance unit. 12. All payments issued under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), including Job Corps payments,** to a student who is under age 18 or, if age 18, is a full-time student.

* 45 CFR 233.20(a)(3)(x) ** 45 CFR 233.20(a)(4)(ii)(h) *** 45 CFR 233.20(a)(4)(ii)(g) TANF Transmittal 69