Excludable Vendor Payments 430-05-50-25-10

(Revised 10/01/06 ML3044)

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Excludable vendor payments are those payments in money made by either an individual who is not a household member or by a public or private organization directly to a third party for a household expense. These payments are not counted as income and the payment paid to the third party for a household expense is not an allowable deduction.

 

Examples:

  1. A rent payment, when it is paid directly to the landlord by a relative or friend who is not a household member, if the payment is not considered a loan.
  2. Rent or mortgage payments paid by Housing Assistance Program (HAP) or a local housing authority directly to the landlord or mortgagee.
  3. Payments by a government agency directly to a child care agency.
  4. TANF vendor payments, including Diversion Assistance vendor payments, are excludable if they are made for:
  1. Medical assistance
  2. Child care assistance
  3. Energy assistance
  4. Emergency assistance (including, but not limited to housing and transportation payments) for migrant or seasonal worker households while they are in the job stream.
  5. Housing assistance payments made through a State or local housing authority.
  6. Utility Expenses
  1. GA vendor payments are excludable (except for housing) if they are made for:
  1. Energy assistance.
  2. Housing assistance from a State or local housing authority.
  3. Emergency assistance for migrant or seasonal worker households while they are in the job stream.
  4. Emergency or special assistance payments.
  5. Assistance provided under a program in a State in which no GA payments may be made directly to the household in the form of cash.

Exception:

Tribal GA payments are countable.

 

  1. Money received and disbursed by a third party for a household expense from a benefit or fund raiser.