Section 16.03.04.405 - EXCLUDED INCOMEIncome excluded when computing Food Stamp eligibility is listed below:
01.Money Withheld. Money withheld voluntarily or involuntarily, from an assistance payment, earned income, or other income source, to repay an overpayment from that income source.02.Child Support Payments. Child support payments received by TAFI recipients that are withheld by the state.03.Earnings of Household Member Under Age Eighteen Attending School. The member must be under parental control of another household member and attending elementary or secondary school. In this rule, a student is someone who attends elementary or secondary school, or who attends GED or home-school classes that are recognized, operated, or supervised by the school district. This exclusion applies during semester and summer vacations if enrollment will resume after the break. If the earnings of the child and other household members cannot be differentiated, the Department will prorate equally among the working members and exclude the child's share.04.Educational Income. Includes grants, scholarships, fellowships, work study, educational loans on which payment is deferred, and veterans' educational benefits. To be excluded, education benefits must meet requirements under 7 CFR 273.9(c)(3).05.Infrequent or Irregular Income. If it does not exceed thirty dollars ($30) total in a three (3) month period.06.Cash Donations. Based on need and received from one (1) or more private nonprofit charitable organizations. The donations must not exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in a calendar quarter of an FFY.07.Income in Kind. Any gain or benefit, such as meals, garden produce, clothing, or shelter, not paid in money.08.Vendor Payments. Payment made on behalf of a household by a person or organization outside of the household directly to either the household's creditors or to a person or organization providing a service to the household.09.Third Party Payments. Payment by a third party on behalf of a household using funds that are not owed to the household.10.Loans. Money received that is to be repaid11.Money for Third Party Care. Money received and used for the care and maintenance of a third party who is not in the household. If a single payment is for both household members and nonhousehold members, the identifiable portion of the payment for nonhousehold members is excluded. If a single payment is for both household members and nonhousehold members, the Department will exclude the lesser of:a. The prorated share of the nonhousehold members if the portion cannot be identified.b. The amount used for the care and maintenance of the nonhousehold members.12.Reimbursements. For past or future expenses not exceeding actual costs. Payments must not represent a gain or benefit, be used for the purpose intended, and be for other than normal living expenses. Excluded reimbursements are not limited to: a. Travel, per diem, and uniforms for job or training.b. Out-of-pocket expenses of volunteer workers.c. Medical and dependent care expenses.d. Pay for services provided by Title XX of the Social Security Act.e. Repayment of loans made by the household from their personal property limit. The repayment must not exceed the amount of the loan.f. Work-related and dependent care expenses paid by the JSAP program.g. Transitional child care payments.h. Child care payments under the Child Care and Dependent Block Grant Act of 1990.13.Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).14.Work Study. Work Study income received while attending post-secondary school.15.HUD FSS Escrow Account. The federal exclusion for these funds is only excluded while the funds are in the escrow account or being used for a HUD-approved purpose. See Section 363 of these rules for further clarification.16.Temporary Census Earnings. Wages earned for temporary employment related to US Census activities during the regularly scheduled ten (10) year US Census.17.Income Excluded by Federal Law.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.405