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44. Workers’ Compensation Do not count workers’ compensation benefits. This includes workers’ compensation benefits received as a settlement. 45. Federal Match Grants for Refugees Some refugee resettlement agencies have grants available for refugees for their second, third, and fourth month after arrival in the U.S. These are cash grants and can vary in the amount issued. Do not count this income. 46. Loans If a BadgerCare Plus applicant or member receives a loan and it is available for current living expenses, do not count it as income, even if there is a repayment agreement. 47. Live-In Care Providers Certain payments received by live-in care providers who provide care to someone enrolled in an HCBW program are not counted for BadgerCare Plus under MAGI budgeting rules. A live-in care provider lives in the same home as the person for whom they are providing care. This means the same house, apartment, duplex unit, or other residential unit. A provider who lives in a separate unit from the person receiving care within a multi-unit building is not a live-in care provider. Example 11 Ameera provides care to her father, Raheem. Ameera lives in one unit of a duplex. Raheem lives in the other unit of the duplex. Ameera is not a live-in care provider because they do not live together in the same unit. Live-in care providers are typically paid as employees, but some may be self-employed. They may be related to or not related to the person receiving care. In order to not be counted, payments to live-in care providers must meet all of the following criteria: • The payments are for HCBW services provided to a member enrolled in one of the following HCBW programs: ◦ Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS) waiver programs ◦ Community Integration Program I (CIP 1A and CIP 1B) ◦ Community Integration Program II (CIP II) ◦ Community Options Program Waiver (COP-W) ◦ Family Care ◦ Family Care Partnership ◦ IRIS ◦ PACE • The payments are made to a live-in care provider for services provided to an HCBW member under the member’s written HCBW plan of care. Payments made for skilled services that only a nurse or other health professional may perform are not eligible for this exemption. • The payments are made to a live-in care provider for services provided while the care provider and the HCBW member are living in the same home. The live-in care provider may be related to or not be related to the HCBW member. • The live-in care provider is not providing care to more than 10 people younger than age 19 at the same time or five people aged 19 or older at the same time.