Gate money received by an applicant/recipient released from a penal institution.

Children’s Nutrition Act.

Initial refugee resettlement funds.

Benefits from the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) nutrition program.

Benefits from the National School Lunch Act. For self-employment cases that are not able to use the Simplified Self-Employment calculations, count payments from the Child Care Food Program to providers.

Benefits from the State Food Programs. See 0029.07.03 (Minnesota State Food Benefits).

Loans which the client has a written agreement to repay, EXCEPT some programs count student loans. See 0017.15.36 (Student Financial Aid Income). Before loans with a repayment agreement can be excluded, obtain a Gift or Loan Statement (DHS-2808) (PDF) or a loan repayment agreement signed by both parties.

Reverse mortgages.

Most income from American Indian tribal land settlements and some income from interest in tribal trust and other restricted Indian lands. See 0017.15.09 (Income From Tribal Payments).

Federally funded payments from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) or other federally funded energy assistance program.

State funded payments from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) or other energy assistance programs only when the SNAP unit contains an elderly or disabled unit member.

The amount a unit collects from a roommate to pay the roommate’s portion of the agreed living expenses with an outside party. An example is the amount the client receives from a roommate to forward to the landlord when both parties are included in the lease agreement. See 0018.15 (Shelter Deductions).

Payments by the vocational rehabilitation program administered by the state, EXCEPT those payments that are for current living expenses.

Relocation Assistance for displaced persons under Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, the Housing and Redevelopment Act of 1965, or the Housing Act of 1965.

Refunds or rebates from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for excess rents charged.

Security deposit refunds for rent and utility deposit refunds, whether paid by the client, EGA, the former Emergency Assistance program, or out of the Consolidated Fund.

Trade Adjustment Act of 1974.

War reparations payments to Japanese-Americans and Aleuts under Public Law 100-383.

Cash from the sale of the client’s property or assets, regardless of whether the asset was excluded. This does not apply to some business capital gains. See 0017.15.54 (Capital Gains and Losses as Income). For instruction on treating cash from the sale of property as assets, see 0015.60 (Evaluation of Lump Sums).

Payments to replace personal or real property made by public agencies, issued by insurance companies, awarded by a court, or solicited through public appeal.

Payments to veterans or their dependents made as a result of legal settlements between veterans and manufacturers of Agent Orange or other chemical agents.

Non-excluded VA benefits that were repaid as a result of an overpayment.

Payments received and used for care and maintenance of a 3rd-party beneficiary who is not a household member. If the payment is intended for both household and non-household members and you cannot determine portions, prorate among the beneficiaries and exclude the non-household members’ pro rata share.

Payments made under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101-426).

Mandatory salary reduction amounts for military service personnel which are used to fund the G.I. Bill (Public Law 99 576).

Payments from the Consumer Support Grant (CSG) program when placed in a CSG account. NOTE: When funds from the CSG account are used as wages to pay for care of the CSG beneficiary, they are considered earned income to the person providing the care and are not excluded under the CSG exclusion provision. See 0029.03.09 (Consumer Support Grant Program).

Income that is otherwise specifically excluded by federal or state law for the purposes of determining SNAP eligibility.

VA benefits awarded to children of Vietnam veterans, regardless of their age or marital status, for a covered birth defect identified by the VA as associated with the service of these veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam from 2-28-61 through 5-7-75 and performed active military service.

Combat or Hazard Duty pay received by military personnel who would otherwise be mandatory assistance unit members if they were not serving in a designated Combat Zone. See 0017.15.93 (Military Income), TEMP Manual TE02.10.90 (Military Families Receiving FS or MFIP), TE02.10.92 (Designated Combat Zones).

Funds, including accrued interest, deposited in Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) through the Family Assets for Independence in Minnesota (FAIM) Program.

One time payments made to certain World War II veterans or their surviving spouse under the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund.

Payments from the Crime Victims Compensation Program, known as the Crime Victims Reparations Board in Minnesota.

One time payments or allowances made under federal or state law for the costs of weatherization or for emergency repair or replacement of an unsafe or inoperative furnace or other heating or cooling device.

Tax refunds and rebates. Tax refunds include federal and state withholding refunds and homeowner/renter property tax refunds.

Tax credits. Tax credits include Earned Income Credit (EIC), Federal Child Care Credit, and Minnesota Working Family Credit but does not include Advance Child Tax Credit payments. See 0017.12.03 (Unearned Income).

Non-recurring income of less than $30 in a calendar quarter.

Exclude up to $300 per calendar quarter in cash donations from private non-profit charitable organizations if they are based on the unit’s need.

Certain Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits when either primarily health related or benefits that qualify as Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI). To be considered primarily health related, a benefit must diagnose, prevent, or treat an illness or injury, compensate for physical impairments, or reduce avoidable emergency and health care utilization. Benefits may be issued through spending cards limited to certain covered items or services that vary by insurer, such as food, transportation, utilities, or other items that improve or maintain the health or overall function of the enrollee.