We exclude from deemed income any public income-maintenance (PIM) payment and any
income used to compute such payment, as discussed in SI 01320.141B. in this section.
This exclusion applies to the income of an ineligible spouse or parent when used to
compute a PIM payment regardless of who receives that payment.
This exclusion does not apply to individuals who receive Medicaid while working under
the Section 1619(b) provisions. The exclusion does not apply because they are considered
individuals with disabilities who are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments only for the purpose of eligibility for Medicaid.
The following PIM payments (and any income used to compute these payments) are excluded
from deemed income:
PIM payments are those payments made under…
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Reference
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Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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SI 00830.403 Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF)
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Title XVI of the Social Security Act (SSI, including federally administered State
supplements and State administered mandatory supplements)
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The Refugee Act of 1980 (those payments based on need)
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SI 00830.645 Refugee Cash Assistance, Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance and Federally
Reimbursed General Assistance Payments to Refugees
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The Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
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SI 00830.620 Disaster Assistance - Presidentially-Declared Disaster
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General assistance programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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SI 00830.800 Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
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State or local government assistance programs based on need (certain tax credits or
refunds are not assistance based on need)
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SI 00830.175 Assistance Based on Need (ABON)
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Department of Veterans Affairs programs (those payments based on need)
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SI 00830.300 Department of Veterans Affairs Payments
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - effective 9/30/2024
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SI 01801.000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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NOTE: Effective 9/30/2024, SNAP was added as an additional means-tested PIM program in
20 CFR 416.1142(a). See SI 00835.130 for more information regarding the regulatory change for public assistance households.