February 25, 2005 Income Excluded by Federal Law—Disaster
Unemployment Assistance
SUBJECT: |
Income Excluded by Federal Law—Disaster Unemployment
Assistance |
TO: |
All Regional Directors
Food Stamp Program |
Public Law 100-707 authorizes the President under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to pay Disaster Unemployment
Assistance to any individual unemployed as a result of a major disaster.
Individuals cannot be eligible for any other unemployment compensation and
also receive disaster unemployment benefits. Payments are limited to 26
weeks.
Because disaster unemployment assistance is considered Federal major
disaster and emergency assistance under the Stafford Act, it cannot be
considered as income or as a resource when determining Food Stamp Program
benefits. State agencies need only verify the source of the unemployment
income only if the client suffered a job loss or was unemployed due to a
recent disaster.
This income exclusion will be added to our updated list of excluded
income and resources. If you have any questions, please contact your
Regional representative in Certification Policy Branch.
Arthur T. Foley
Director
Program Development Division
Last
modified:
11/21/2008
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