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governmental agency or organization listed in Wis. Stat. § 32.02. Do not count Title II, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act payments. Its purpose is to treat people displaced by federal and federally aided programs fairly so that they do not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs designed for the public's benefit. Do not count Experimental Housing Allowance Program payments. Its purpose is to study housing supply. Test areas, which include Brown County, were selected throughout the United States, and contracts were entered into prior to January 1, 1975. A sample of families was selected to receive monthly housing allowance payments. 21. Repayments Repayments of money the member has received from an economic support program and must give back because of a program error or violation. Since they are not entitled to the money, they must repay it; therefore, it should not be counted as income to the member. Do not count the following repayments: • Money withheld from an economic assistance check due to a prior overpayment. • Money from a particular income source that is voluntarily or involuntarily paid to repay a prior overpayment received from that same source of income. If money from a particular income source is mixed with money from other types of income, disregard only an amount up to the amount of the current payment from the particular source. Example 2 Richard receives $50 a month from the VA and $250 from Social Security. The income from the two sources is added together to equal $300. If the VA overpays Richard by $200, he can only pay back the $50 a month he receives from the VA. If he repays more, for instance, $75 a month, only $50 should be disregarded. • Social Security income used to repay an overpayment previously received from the Social Security Administration, whether SSA or SSI. 22. Special Programs Income received from any of the following: • Active Corp. of Executives. • Emergency Fuel Assistance. • Foster Grandparents Program. • Governmental rent or housing subsidy, including reimbursements due to federal regulatory changes in computing HUD housing rent. • Homestead Tax Credit. • Low Income Energy Assistance Program. • Programs funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (see SECTION 16.4.1 SPECIALLY TREATED WAGES, #5 TITLE V - OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965), except wages or salaries, which are counted as earned income. • Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). • Service Corp. of Retired Executives (SCORE). • University Year for Action Program. • Wisconsin's Family Support Program (Wis. Stat. § 46.985). This program funds the unique needs of severely disabled children. They may be a vendor or a money payment. • AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA).