Section 7 AAC 44.250 - Exempt incomeWhen determining heating assistance program eligibility or a payment amount, the department will not include as part of a household's gross monthly income the following:
(1) payments received under AS 47.45.301-47.45.309 (senior benefits payment program);(2) payments received under 43 U.S.C. 1601 - 1629 h (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act);(3) payments received under AS 43.23 (Alaska permanent fund dividend program);(5) wages received by a full-time student under 18 years of age who is not the head of household;(6) payments received for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with employment, such as travel, mileage, training, or per diem reimbursement;(7) payments received for reimbursement of medical expenses;(8) payments for jury duty issued directly to the employer;(9) food or rent in lieu of wages;(10) non-cash or in-kind income;(11) money received from an educational, personal, commercial, or other loan for which the borrower has an obligation to repay;(12) money received from student study grants;(13) supportive service payments for work activities under 7 AAC 45.415(a), and unearned income generated from participation as a trainee under 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 (secs. 101 - 195 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998);(14) payments received under 42 U.S.C. 5044 for support services or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, such as lunches or transportation, made to an individual serving as a volunteer in a domestic volunteer service program under 42 U.S.C. 4951 - 5024;(15) payments made to, or on behalf of, a household member by the division of vocational rehabilitation, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, for purposes related to training programs in which the individual is enrolled;(16) cash gifts that do not exceed a total of $20 per month per individual in the household;(17) federal income tax refunds or earned income tax credits;(18) payments received under 7 AAC 38.030 (general relief assistance);(19) income specifically excluded by federal law;(20) payments received from a program funded by the senior community service employment program under 20 C.F.R., Part 641.Eff. 8/12/2008, Register 187; am 11/22/2008, Register 188; am 10/1/2009, Register 191; am 11/5/2011, Register 200Authority:AS 47.05.010
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