Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 676 - INCOME › Subchapter 11 - DISREGARDED INCOME AND INCOME EXEMPTIONS IN THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 17-676-93 - Reimbursements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Reimbursements for normal household
				  living expenses such as rent or mortgage, personal clothing, and food eaten at
				  home, are a gain or benefit and therefore shall be counted as income.
(b) Reimbursements for past or future
				  expenses to the extent the reimbursements do not exceed actual expenses and do
				  not represent a gain or benefit to the household shall not be counted as
				  income. To be excluded, these payments shall be provided specifically for an
				  identified expense, other than normal living expenses, and used for the purpose
				  intended. The amount by which a reimbursement exceeds the actual incurred
				  expense shall be counted as income. However, reimbursements shall not be
				  considered to exceed actual expenses, unless the provider or household
				  indicates the amount is excessive. Excludable reimbursements which shall not be
				  considered a gain or benefit to the household include:
(1) Reimbursements or flat allowances for job
				  or training related expenses such as travel, per diem, uniforms, and
				  transportation to and from the job or training site;
(2) Reimbursements for the travel expenses of
				  migrant workers;
(3) Reimbursements
				  for out-of-pocket expenses of volunteers incurred in the course of
				  work;
(4) Reimbursements or
				  allowances for educational assistance not funded under Title IV of the Higher
				  Education Act to students attending institutions of post secondary education, a
				  school for the handicapped, a vocational education program, or a program that
				  provides for completion of a secondary school diploma or obtaining the
				  equivalent thereof for educational expenses, provided the reimbursement or
				  allowance does not exceed the amount used for or made available as an allowance
				  determined by such school, institution, program, or grantor, for tuition,
				  mandatory fees (including the rental or purchase of any equipment, materials,
				  and supplies related to the pursuit of the course of study involved), books,
				  supplies, transportation, and other miscellaneous personal expenses (other than
				  normal living expenses such as food, rent, or clothing) of the student
				  incidental to attending the school, institution, or program;
(5) Reimbursements or allowances to students
				  for educational assistance funded under Title IV of the High Education Act or
				  under Bureau of Indian Affairs student assistance programs;
(6) Reimbursements received by households to
				  pay for services provided by title XX of the Social Security Act (
				  42 U.S.C.
				  §1397 );
(7) Reimbursements for multiple expenses.
				  Each expense need not be separately identified as long as none of the
				  reimbursement covers normal living expenses (reimbursements for normal living
				  expenses shall not be excluded);
(8) Medical or dependent care
				  reimbursements;
(9) Clothing
				  maintenance allowance (CMA) provided to enlisted military personnel;
(10) Any allowance received by the household
				  from a financial assistance program that is paid no more frequently than
				  annually for the sole purpose of purchasing clothes for the children when the
				  children enter or return to school or day care, provided there is no related
				  reduction in the financial assistance grant for the month in which the school
				  clothes allowance is received; and
(11) Reimbursements made to the household for
				  expenses necessary for participation in an education component under the
				  E&T program.