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3. Tribal General Welfare Assistance (GWA) payments received under the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014, even if the source of the payment is gaming revenue. 4. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) General Assistance payments. 15. Payments to Nazi Victims Made under PL 103-286 to victims of Nazi persecution. 16. Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (PL 101-426) Payments to persons to compensate injury or death due to exposure to radiation from nuclear testing ($50,000) and uranium mining ($100,000). The federal Department of Justice reviews the claims and makes the payments. If the affected person is dead, payments are made to their surviving spouse, children, parents, or grandparents. This is retroactive to October 15, 1990. Do not count these payments for as long as they are identified separately. 17. Refugee Cash Assistance Program Payments The Refugee Cash Assistance program is administered by W-2 agencies and is made available for refugees who do not qualify for W-2. 18. Refugee "Reception and Placement" Payments Refugee "Reception and Placement" payments made to refugees during the first 30 days after their arrival in the U.S. Reception and Placement payments are made by voluntary resettlement agencies and may be a direct payment to the refugee individual/family or to a vendor. 19. Reimbursements Reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses that an assistance group member has incurred and/or paid. However, reimbursements for normal household living expenses (for example, rent, clothing, or food eaten at home) are counted. Examples of reimbursements that are not counted: • Reimbursements for job- or training-related expenses. The expenses may be for travel, food, uniforms, and transportation to and from the job or training site. This includes travel expenses of migrant workers. • Reimbursements for volunteers' out-of-pocket expenses incurred during their work. • Medical or dependent care reimbursements. • Reimbursement from the Indianhead Community Action Agency (Ladysmith) under its JUMP Start Program for start-up costs to set up an in-home child care business in the person's home. • Reimbursements received from the Social Services Block Grant Program for expenses in purchasing Social Services Block Grant services (for example, transportation, chore services, and child care services). The reimbursement payment should not be more than the person’s actual out-of-pocket expenses. If it is more, count the excess amount as unearned income. 20. Relocation Payments Under Wis. Stat. § 32.19, relocation payments are available to displaced persons. The following are examples of costs that the relocation payments are intended to cover moving expenses and replacement housing and property transfer expenses. Do not count the amounts paid by any