Department of Human Services: Chapter 4: 4.13 thru 4.15

Chapter 4: Determining Countable Income

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) 4.13

ALL

Exclude EITC payments. They are not considered income (see Section 1.8: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in this Part). (Note that an individual's paycheck may reflect both his/her earnings and an advance payment of the EITC. This advance payment must be excluded when determining countable earnings.)

Educational Benefits 4.14

Department of Education - Bureau of Indian Affairs Benefits 4.14.1

ALL

Exclude in their entirety educational benefits from the Department of Education's Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Department of Education - Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology
Education Act 4.14.2

ALL

Educational benefits provided under the Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998 differ from the Perkins loans under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

Exclude all Perkins benefits.

Department of Education - Title IV Benefits 4.14.3

ALL

Exclude in their entirety.

Title IV benefits include:

Basic Education Opportunity Grants (BEOG or PELL Grants)
Presidential Access Scholarships (Super PELL Grants)
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)
State Student Incentives Grants (SSIG)
Stafford Loan (formerly GSL)
Supplemental Loans for Students (formerly ALAS)
PLUS Loans for parents
Bureau of Indian Affairs Grant Program
Perkins Loans (formerly NDSL)
Federal Work Study Funds (not all federal work study comes under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (see Section 4.14.5: Other Educational Benefits in this Chapter)
Upward Bound (TRIO Grants)
Robert E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
High School Equivalency Program (HEP)
National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program.

Other Department of Education Benefits 4.14.4

ALL

Exclude in their entirety any other grant or loan that is made or insured by the Department of Education (DOE).

Energy Assistance 4.15

ALL

Exclude all benefits from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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