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27. Funds received pursuant to the Maine Indians Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-420); and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs Settlement Act (Public Law 102- 171).
28. Funds paid to an escrow account established under the Family Self- Sufficiency Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
29. Student financial assistance received under Bureau of Indian Affairs student assistance programs.*
30. Interest earned or appreciation in value on a savings or investment account for the purpose of self-sufficiency.
31. Up to $2,000 per year of income received by individual Indians, which are derived from leases or other uses of individually-owned trust or restricted lands.**
32. All bona fide loans, regardless of the intended use.* This includes loans obtained for any purpose, and may be from a private individual as well as from a commercial institution. A simple statement signed by both parties indicating that the payment is a loan and must be repaid is sufficient to verify that a loan is bona fide. If the customer indicates that money received was a loan but does not provide required verification, the money is to be treated as unearned income in the month received. Interest earned on the proceeds of a loan while held in a savings account, checking account, or other financial instrument will be counted as unearned income in the month received.
33. Income, including support, received by or on behalf of a child ineligible for TANF due to the family cap provision.***
34. Payments received by victims of Nazi persecution under Public Law 103-286.
35. Matching contributions deposited in an individual development account (IDA) or on the applicant/recipient's behalf in a parallel account maintained by the organization administering the IDA program.
36. Income received by children who are in a VIEW period of ineligibility.
37. Interest income of less than an average of $10 per month.
* Public Law 102-325 ** Public Law 93-134 *** Code of Virginia, Section 63.2-604
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