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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ENERGY ASSISTANCE

6/08 VOLUME IX, CHAPTER B, PAGE 6 4) Any payment received under Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of l970. 5) Any benefits received from the Community Service Employment Program (previously the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended). 6) Wages, allowances, or reimbursement for transportation and attendant care costs provided by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) for persons participating in Vocational Rehabilitation Programs. The disregard is not applicable to benefits provided by VR to the family of the participating individual. 7) Reimbursements and cash advances for expenses paid to participants in the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) formerly the Employment Services Program (ESP). 8) Payments to Vista Volunteers under Title I; payments for services or reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses made to individual volunteers serving as foster grandparents, senior health aides, senior companions, or to persons serving in the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and Active Corps of Executives (ACE) or other programs under Titles II and III, of Public Law 93-113, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 9) Allowances, earnings and payments to individuals participating in programs under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of Public Law 105-220. 10) Payments or benefits received under Crisis Assistance. 11) Income tax refunds, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). 12) The value of supplemental food assistance received under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. This includes all school meal programs; the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; and the Child Care food programs. 13) Loans. Loans are funds provided to an individual with the understanding that the money will be repaid. The HUD-Insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) commonly known as a reverse mortgage is considered a loan for EAP purposes.

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