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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2912 p.6 Excluded Income

vii. Money from the sale of a household’s property (such as the household’s homestead, personal effects, household goods, or an automobile) that are not sold as part of a self- employment business;

viii. Retroactive pay raises of an employee whether employed or not at the time of receipt;

ix. A bonus received after employment has stopped; or

x. Back pay that was not withheld at the request of the employee;

14. Payments received from the 3SquaresVT program;

15. Disaster and Emergency Assistance payments provided under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Public Law 100-707);

i. This exclusion applies to Federal assistance provided to people directly affected by a disaster or emergency, and to comparable disaster assistance provided by States, local government, and disaster assistance organizations;

ii. For payments to be excluded, the disaster or emergency must be declared by the President of the United States;

16. Any income that is specifically excluded by any other Federal statute from consideration as income for the purpose of determining eligibility for federal benefits, including:

i. Payments made to certain Native Americans under Federal law, included the laws listed in the appendix to 20 C.F.R. Part 416, Subpart K;

ii. Reimbursements from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-646);

iii. Payments to volunteers by the Corporation for National and Community Service under the Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-113) as amended, unless the payments are greater or equal to the federal minimum wage;

iv. Payments made for children who suffer from birth defects and whose mothers are Vietnam veterans (Public Law 106-419);