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Child Care Assistance Excluded Income - Iowa

The following are excluded from the computation of monthly gross income:

·           Certain earnings, including

·                        Earnings of a child under 14 years of age.

·                        Payments or earnings received by any youth under the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982.

·                The first $65 and 50% of the remainder of income at a sheltered workshop or work activity center.

·                The income of the parents with whom teen parents reside.

·                The income spent on any regular, ongoing cost that is specific to that child’s disability. Note: A family must be applying for child care services for the special needs child in order to exclude this income. The family may also be applying for child care services for other eligible children in the family.

·                Money borrowed, and gifts. This includes:

·                                Loans and grants, such as scholarships, obtained and used under conditions that preclude their use for current living costs.

·                                Any grant or loan to any undergraduate student for educational purposes made or insured under the Higher Education Act.

·                Capital gains and money received from sale of property, such as stocks, bonds, a house, or a car (unless the person was engaged in the business of selling such property, in which case the new proceeds would be counted as income from self-employment).

·                Lump-sum inheritances or insurance payments or settlements. This includes:

·                                Per capita payment to, or funds held in trust for, any individual in satisfaction of a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Claims.

·                                Payments made pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to the extent such payments are exempt from taxation under Section 21(a) of the Act.

·                                Any payment received under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies of 1970.

·                                Agent Orange Settlement payments.

·                Use of personal resources, such as:

·                                Withdrawals of bank deposits.

·                                Tax refunds.

·                                Home produce used for household consumption.

·                Certain public assistance income, including:

·                                The value of the coupon allotment in the Food Stamp Program.

·                                The value of USDA donated foods.

·                                The value of supplemental food assistance under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the special food program for children under the National School Lunch Act, as amended.

·                                The value of payments to vendors or vouchers under the pilot FIP diversion program and the statewide Family Self-Sufficiency Grant program.

·                Payments from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

·                Stipends received by persons for participating in the Foster Grandparent program under Public Law 93-113, Section 418, Part B.

·                Moneys included in a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) or an Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE) program if the PASS or IRWE is approved by the Social Security Administration (SSA).

NOTE: The Iowa DHS Manual refers to these incorrectly as the "Persons Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS)" program and the "Income Related Work Expenses (IRWE)" program in Title 18, Chapter I, page 18.

·                The income received from a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient who is the parent of a FIP recipient or one whose earned income was taken into account in determining the needs of the FIP recipient.

·                The income of a child who would be in the FIP eligible group except for the receipt of SSI.

See Also:

·           Child Care Assistance Financial Eligibility

·           Child Care Assistance Eligibility

·           Child Care Assistance Fees

·           Child Care Assistance Overview

·           Welcome and Introduction to Benefits in Iowa

Source: Iowa DHS Employees’ Policy Manual, Social Services, Child Welfare Services

Title 18, Child Care

·                        Chapter I, Child Care Assistance, Determining Eligibility, Financial Eligibility, Excluded Income

Legal reference: 441 IAC 130.3(3)

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