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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 21
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 5 Chapter 21 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
21.3.1.A.4 Income Exclusions The following payments received by members of the LIEAP AG are not counted as income in determining eligibility for LIEAP: • All student loans, grants, scholarships and college work study programs. • Payments, allowances or reimbursements for participants in programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). These programs may include, but are not limited to: ACTION, Action Programs, AmeriCorps, Summer Youth Programs, University Year of Action, Urban Crime Prevention Program, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and VISTA ACTION. • Payments under Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. • Any payments received or funds held in trust for members of any Indian tribe under Public Laws: 98-64, 97-458, 98-123, 98-124 referred to as “Indians Judgment Funds.” Also, any funds from payment of relocation assistance to members of the Navajo and Hopi tribes under Public Law 93-531. • Payments to Nazi Persecution Victims, which may include, but are not limited to: Austrian Social Insurance Payments, German Reparations payments or the Netherlands WUV payments. • Payments from the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund. • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. • Value of supplemental food program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Public Law 94-105. • Value of National School Lunch Program, Public Law 90-302. • Payments, allowances or reimbursements for transportation and attendant care costs under Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, Public Law 95-607. • Payments from Community Service Employment Program (CSEP) as authorized under Title V of the Older Americans Act. • Income tax refunds and rebates. • Reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with employment and training limited to mileage, tools and clothing. • Reimbursement for medical expenses or for transportation costs incurred to obtain medical treatment.