89 Ill. Adm. Code 113.130
Income From Work/Study/Training Programs
Section 113
Section 113.130 Income From
Work/Study/Training Programs
a) Earned income received through the Job Training Partnership
Act must be budgeted against the AABD grant.
b) Unearned income such as need based payments, cash assistance,
compensation in lieu of wages and allowances received through the Job Training
Partnership Act is exempt.
c) Education Benefits
1) Federal Loan and Grant Program
A) Income from education loans and grants made or insured under
any program administered by the Federal Department of Education is totally
exempt whether the grant is paid directly to the schools or to the student.
B) These loans and grants include, but are not limited, to the
following:
i) Pell Grants;
ii) National Direct Student Loans;
iii) PLUS Program;
iv) Byrd Honor Scholarship Program;
v) Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant;
vi) College Work Study;
vii) Guaranteed Loan Program; and
viii) Assistance provided under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Applied Technology Education Act.
2) Other Education Benefits
That portion of an educational benefit which is actually used
for items such as tuition, books, fees, equipment, transportation, and child
care expenses necessary for school attendance shall be exempt.
A) Veterans Education Assistance
Income from educational benefits paid to a veteran or to a
dependant of a veteran shall be exempt only to the extent that it is applied
toward educational expenses.
B) Income from educational loans and grants obtained and used
under conditions which preclude their use for current living costs is exempt.