Policy History for 4.4.1 Family MA Cases

Release 06-04

 

4.4.1 Family MA Cases

In Family MA cases, disregard all student loans and grants regardless of source.  This includes not only those which were formerly disregarded but also all other money derived from any other student loan or grant.

 

However, if a student has income Income is anything you receive in cash or in kind that you can use to meet your needs for food, clothing, and shelter. from an internship or assistantship that is not part of work study or another student aid, count the income from the internship or assistantship as earned income.

 

Example: Clark is a journalism student.  The  University School of Journalism has arranged an internship for him to work 10 hours a week at The Daily Planet.  The newspaper pays him $30 a week.  Count this as earned income when you are determining Clark's eligibility.

 

Disregard stipends to HS students from the UW Upward Bound program, to encourage low income students to further their education.

 

See 4.4.3 for instructions on how to treat income that is earned under the Workforce Investment Act ( WIA ).   The Job Training Partnership Act ( JTPA ) was replaced by the  Workforce Investment Act on July 1, 2000.

 

This page last updated in Release Number :04-03

Release Date: 08-02-04

Effective Date: 08-02-04