The Energy Assistance program per 340:20-1-11(b), excludes from countable income any income excluded by SNAP, TANF, SSP, or Child Care Subsidy.

The following income does not count toward a household’s Energy Assistance eligibility.

SNAP

340:50-7-22.

Income exclusions include, but are not limited to:

• In kind income
• Vendor payments
• Educational assistance
• Family Support Assistance Payment Program
• Reimbursements
• Money received for third parties
• Loans
• Non-recurring lump sums
• Irregular income
• Other income excluded by law

 TANF

340: 10-3-40

Income exclusions include, but are not limited to:

• Income of an SSI/SSP recipient 340:10-3-40(15).
• Child support received for a child on SSI/SSP 340:10-3-40(15)
• Earnings of a child if the child is a full-time student 340:10-3-40(17)
• Child Support received and used for the care of a household member is not considered income 340:10-3-26(2)
• Unearned income received by a child, in a TANF benefit, such as needs based payments, including Job Corps income and WIA earned income received as wages is disregarded 340:10-3-40(10)
• Payments to volunteers under the National and Community Service ACT of 1993 (NCSTA) are disregarded. 340:10-3-40 (12)

SSP

317:35-5-42(e)

Income exclusions include, but are not limited to:

• The Oklahoma Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program, money deposited into or withdrawn from qualified ABLE Program account.
• Payments or items purchased from Indian payments that were distributed by or whose distribution by the Indian government was approved by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

Unearned income exclusions include, but are not limited to:

• Any unearned income received and used to fulfill an approved plan to achieve self-support (PASS) for an individual with disabilities or blindness. The Social Security Administration (SSA) approves the plan, the amount of income excluded, and the period of time approved. 317:35-5-42(f).

Child Care Subsidy

340:40-7-12

Income exclusions include, but are not limited to:

• Federal or state-funded adoption subsidy payments made to adoptive parents are excluded as income. Post Adoption Top Issues
• Money received from the sale of property. Money received from the sale of property, such as stocks, bonds, or a house or car is excluded. This exclusion does not apply when the person is engaged in the business of selling such property.
• Foster care payments received for a foster child in state or tribal custody are excluded as income.