HAR §17-799.1-9. Excluded monthly income

The following types of income received in any given month shall be excluded from consideration in determining income eligibility for child care payments: (1) Money received from the sale of property such as stocks, bonds, a house, or a car unless the person was engaged in the business of selling the property, in which case, the net proceeds would be counted as self-employment income; (2) Withdrawals of bank deposits; (3) Loans; (4) Gifts, including in- kind gifts such as free room and board, when the gift is not a form of compensation in lieu of wages or salary; (5) Monies received in the form of a nonrecurring lump sum payment including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Income tax refunds, rebates, or credits; (B) Retroactive lump sum social security, SSI, public assistance, or unemployment compensation benefits; 799.1-16 3 6 3 0 - <J_ §17-799.1-9 (C) Retroactive annual adjustment payments in the veteran administration's (VA) disability pensions; (D) Lump sum inheritances or insurance payments; (6) Refunds of security deposits on rental property or utilities; (7) Capital gains; (8) Earnings of minor children who are members of the household and are students at least half- time shall be excluded even during temporary interruptions in school attendance due to semester or vacation breaks, provided the minors' enrollment will resume fol l owing the break; (9} Loans, grants, and scho l arships obtained and used under conditions that prohibit use for current living expenses; (10) Any grant or loan to any undergraduate student for educational purposes made or insured under any program administered by the United States Secretary of Education; (11) Home produce utilized for home consumption; (12) The value of an allotment under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §2017; (13) The value of USDA donated or surplus foods; (14) The value of supplemental food assistance under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. §§1771-1789, and the special food service program for children under the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 u.s.c. §§1751-1769; (15) Benefits received from the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC), 42 U.S.C. §1771; (16) Allowances and payments to participants in programs, other than on-the-job training, under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, 20 u.s.c. §9201; (17) The earned income of individuals participating in on-the-job training programs under the Work Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, 20 U.S.C. §9201, who are between 18 799.1-17 3 630- §17-799.1-9 and 19 years of age and under the parental control of another household member; (18} Earned income tax credit (EITC) payments received either as a lump sum or recurring payments under section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (19) Financial assistance provided by a program funded in whole or in part under title IV of the Higher Education Act in accordance with Pub. L. No. 99-498; (20) Payments or allowances made under any federal, state, or local laws for the purpose of energy assistance; (21) Assistance payments received as a result of a declared federal major disaster or emergency from the federal emergency management agency (FEMA), and other comparable disaster assistance provided by any state or local government agency, and disaster assistance organizations; (22) Payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other fund established in connection with settl ing liability claims concerning the chemical Agent Orange, Pub. L. No. 101-201; (23) Reimbursements from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 u.s.c. §4636; (24) Payments received under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, Pub. L. No. 101- 426, to compensate individuals for injuries or deaths resulting from the exposure to radiation from nuclear testing or uranium mining; (25) Payments to individuals participating in the Senior Community Service Empl oyment Program (SCSEP) funded under title V of the Ol der Americans Act of 1965, 42 u.s.c. §3001; Pub. L. No. 100-175; (26) Payments to volunteers derived from the volunteer's participation in the following programs authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. §§5011, 4951-4958: (A) Foster grandparent program; 799.1-18 §17-799 .1-11 (B} Senior companion program; and (C) Volunteers in service to America (VISTA} and AmeriCorps programs; (27) Military re-enlistment bonus; (28} Foster board payments; (29} All payments pursuant to chapter 17-656.2; and (30} Any other payments made in accordance with state and federal laws that preclude the payments from being counted as income. [Eff MAY 2 9 2026 l (Auth: HRS §§346-14, 346- 181) (Imp: HRS §§346-14, 346-181}