Department of Human Services: Chapter 4: 4.13 thru 4.15
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Chapter 4: Determining Countable Income
 
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) 4.13
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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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