| Category | Exclusion | CFR | Description |
| Other | Federally Mandated Income Exclusions | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(22) | Amounts that must be excluded by federal statute. HUD will publish a Federal Register notice that includes the qualifying benefits. |
| Assets | Imputed Income from Assets | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(1) | Any imputed return on an asset when net family assets total $50,000 (adjusted annually) or less and no actual income from the net family assets can be determined. |
| Non-recurring income | Non-recurring income | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(24) | Income that will not be repeated in the coming year based on information provided by the family. |
| Self-employment | Gross Self-employment Income | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(28) | Gross income received through self-employment or operation of a business. |
| Dependents | Minors (children under the age of 18 years) | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(3) | All earned income of all children under the age of 18, including foster children. |
| Dependents | Adoption assistance payments | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(15) | Adoption assistance payments for a child in excess of the amount of the dependent deduction. |
| Students | Earned Income of Dependent Students | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(14) | Earned income of dependent full-time students in excess of the amount of the dependent deduction. |
| Students | Title IV HEA Assistance | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(9)(i) | Any assistance that Section 479B of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, requires to be excluded from a family’s income. |
| Students | Other Student Financial Assistance | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(9)(ii) | Student financial assistance, not excluded under the HEA, for actual covered costs of higher education. |
| Students | Educational Savings Account | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(10) | Income and distributions from any Coverdell educational savings account or any qualified tuition program under IRS section 530 or any qualified tuition program under section 529. |
| Baby bonds | Baby bonds | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(10) | Income earned by government contributions to, or distributions from, ‘baby bond’ accounts created, authorized, or funded by federal, state, or local government. |
| Foster children / adults | Payments for Foster Children / Adults | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(4) | Payments received for the care of foster children or adults, including State kinship, guardianship care payments, or tribal kinship payments. |
| Foster children / adults | Income of foster children / adults | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(8) | Income of a live-in aide, foster child, or foster adult as defined in 24 CFR 5.403 and 5.603. |
| Live-in Aide | Income of a Live-in Aide | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(8) | Income of a live-in aide, foster child, or foster adult. |
| People with Disabilities | ABLE accounts | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(22) | Will be included in federally mandated excluded amounts. Notice PIH 2019-09/H-2019-06 details when ABLE account income is excluded. |
| People with Disabilities | State Payments to Allow Individuals with Disabilities to Live at Home | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(19) | Payment made by an authorized state Medicaid managed care system or other state agency to a family to enable a family member to live in the family’s assisted unit. |
| People with Disabilities | Plan to Attain Self-Sufficiency (PASS) | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(12)(i) | Amounts set aside for use under a Plan to Attain Self-Sufficiency (PASS). |
| People with Disabilities | Reimbursements for Health and Medical Care Expenses | 24 CFR 5.609(b)(6) | Amounts for, or in reimbursement of, health and medical care expenses for any family member. |
