Public Benefits

State	Description
AK	Senior care (prescription drug) benefits under AS 47.45.300-- 47.45.390 Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(10)
AK	Adult assistance to elderly, blind, disabled Alaska Stat. § 47.25.550
AK	Alaska longevity bonus Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(5)
AK	Crime victims' compensation Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(4)
AK	Federally exempt public benefits paid or due Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(6)
AK	General relief assistance Alaska Stat. § 47.25.210
AK	20% of permanent fund dividends Alaska Stat. § 43.23.065 ( renumbered as AS 43.23.140) Alaska Stat. § 01.10.070 c Alaska Stat. § 43.23.140 (Exemption of and levy on permanent fund dividends)
AK	Unemployment compensation Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (b) Alaska Stat. § 23.20.405
AK	Workers' compensation Alaska Stat. § 23.30.160
AK	Alaska benefits for low income seniors Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(11)
AL	Earned Income Tax Credit
AL	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; and other public assistance
AL	Crime victims' compensation
AL	Southeast Asian War POWs' benefits
AL	Unemployment compensation
AL	Workers' compensation
AR	Crime victims' compensation
AR	Unemployment compensation
AR	Workers' compensation
AZ	Unemployment compensation
AZ	Welfare benefits
AZ	Workers' compensation
C2	Crime victims' compensation
C2	Public assistance
C2	Social Security
C2	Unemployment compensation
C2	Veterans' benefits
CA	Disability or health benefits
CA	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; public assistance
CA	Financial aid to students
CA	Relocation benefits
CA	Unemployment benefits
CA	Union benefits due to labor dispute
CA	Workers' compensation
CA	FEMA Benefits
CO	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; public assistance
CO	Crime victims' compensation
CO	Any economic impact payment that is payable to debtor or debtor’s dependents; COVID relief payments or other relief payments resulting from national or statewide emergency or disaster.
CO	Earned income tax credit or refund
CO	Unemployment compensation
CO	Veteran's benefits for veteran, spouse, or child if veteran served in war or armed conflict
CO	Workers' compensation
CO	Disability benefits to $5,000 per month
CT	Crime victims' compensation
CT	Public assistance
CT	Social Security
CT	Unemployment compensation
CT	Veterans' benefits
CT	Workers' compensation
CT	Arms, military equipment, uniforms, musical instruments of military personnel
DC	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; general assistance
DC	Crime victims' compensation
DC	Social Security
DC	Unemployment compensation
DC	Veterans' benefits
DC	Workers' compensation
DE	Aid to blind
DE	Aid to aged, disabled, general assistance
DE	Crime victims' compensation
DE	Unemployment compensation
DE	Workers' compensation
DE	Firemen's Disability Benefits
FL	Earned Income Tax Credit
FL	Crime victims' compensation, unless seeking to discharge debt for treatment of injury incurred during the crime
FL	Public assistance
FL	Social Security
FL	Unemployment compensation ("reemployment assistance")
FL	Veterans' benefits
FL	Workers' compensation
GA	Aid to blind
GA	Aid to disabled
GA	Crime victims' compensation
GA	Local public assistance
GA	Old age assistance
GA	Social Security
GA	Unemployment compensation
GA	Veterans' benefits
GA	Workers' compensation
HI	Crime victims' compensation and special accounts created to limit commercial exploitation of crimes
HI	Public assistance paid by Dept. of Health Services for work done in home or workshop
HI	Temporary disability benefits
HI	Unemployment compensation
HI	Unemployment work relief funds to $60 per month
HI	Workers' compensation
IA	Adopted child assistance
IA	Any public assistance benefit (includes earned income and child tax credits)
IA	Social Security
IA	Unemployment compensation
IA	Veterans' benefits
IA	Workers' compensation
IA	Aid to dependent children
ID	Federal, state, & local public assistance
ID	General assistance
ID	Social Security
ID	Unemployment compensation
ID	Veterans' benefits
ID	Workers' compensation
ID	Earned income tax credit (but not the child tax credit, or education tax credit)
ID	Aid to blind, aged, disabled
IL	Earned income tax credit exempt as 'public assistance'
IL	Crime victims' compensation
IL	Restitution payments on account of WWII relocation of Aleuts and Japanese Americans
IL	Social Security
IL	Unemployment compensation
IL	Veterans' benefits
IL	Workers' compensation
IL	Workers' occupational disease compensation
IL	Aid to aged, blind, disabled; public assistance
IN	Earned income tax credit under Federal and state law
IN	Veterans disability benefits
IN	Compensation from the supplemental state fair relief fund under 34-13-8
IN	Unemployment compensation
IN	Workers' compensation
IN	Crime victims' compensation, unless seeking to discharge the debts for which the victim was compensated
KS	Earned Income Tax Credit
KS	General assistance
KS	Social Security
KS	Disability, illness, or Unemployment compensation
KS	Veterans' benefits
KS	Workers' compensation
KS	Crime victims' compensation ;
KY	Earned Income Tax Credit, if eligible for KY benefits
KY	Crime victims' compensation
KY	Unemployment compensation
KY	Workers' compensation
KY	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; public assistance
LA	Earned Income Tax Credit
LA	Crime victims' compensation
LA	Unemployment compensation
LA	Workers' compensation
LA	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; public assistance
MA	Aid to families with dependent children
MA	Unemployment compensation
MA	Veterans' benefits
MA	Workers' compensation
MA	Public assistance
MD	Crime victims' compensation
MD	General assistance
MD	Unemployment compensation
MD	Workers' compensation
MD	Baltimore Police death benefits
ME	Crime victims' compensation
ME	Public assistance (including the federal earned income tax credit and additional child tax credit)
ME	Social Security
ME	Unemployment compensation
ME	Veterans' benefits
ME	Workers' compensation
ME	Maintenance under the Rehabilitation Act
MI	Social welfare benefits
MI	Unemployment compensation
MI	Veterans' benefits for Korean War veterans
MI	Veterans' benefits for Vietnam veterans
MI	Veterans' benefits for WWII veterans
MI	Workers' compensation
MI	Crime victims' compensation
MN	Public benefits (includes earned income tax credit as relief based on need)
MN	Unemployment compensation
MN	Veterans' benefits
MN	Workers' compensation
MN	Crime victims' compensation
MO	Public assistance, (including earned income tax credit, and child tax credit)
MO	Social Security
MO	Unemployment compensation
MO	Veterans' benefits
MO	Workers' compensation
MO	Crime victim's compensation
MS	Federal Tax refund to $5,000, Earned Income Tax credit proceeds to $5000; state tax refunds to $5,000
MS	Assistance to blind
MS	Assistance to disabled
MS	Crime victims' compensation
MS	Social Security
MS	Unemployment compensation
MS	Workers' compensation
MS	Assistance to aged
MT	Aid to aged, disabled needy persons
MT	Crime victims' compensation
MT	Local public assistance
MT	Silicosis benefits
MT	Social Security
MT	Subsidized adoption payments to needy persons
MT	Unemployment compensation
MT	Veterans' benefits
MT	Vocational rehabilitation to blind needy persons
MT	Workers' compensation
NC	Aid to blind
NC	Crime victims' compensation
NC	Public adult assistance under work first program
NC	Unemployment compensation
NC	Workers' compensation
ND	Crime victims' compensation
ND	Old age and survivor insurance program benefits
ND	Public assistance
ND	Social Security
ND	Unemployment compensation
ND	Workers' compensation
NE	Earned income Tax credit
NE	General assistance to poor persons
NE	Unemployment compensation
NE	Workers' compensation
NE	Aid to disabled, blind, aged; public assistance
NH	Unemployment compensation
NH	Workers' compensation
NH	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; public assistance
NJ	Crime victims' compensation
NJ	Unemployment compensation
NJ	Workers' compensation
NJ	Old age, permanent disability assistance
NM	General assistance
NM	Occupational disease disablement benefits
NM	Unemployment compensation
NM	Workers' compensation
NM	Crime victims' compensation (will be repealed in 2006)
NV	Payments received pursuant to the federal Social Security Act including, without limitation, retirement and survivors' benefits, supplemental security income benefits and disability insurance benefits.
NV	Unemployment compensation benefits
NV	Earned Income Credit from state or feds
NV	Crime victim's compensation
NV	Industrial insurance (workers' compensation)
NV	Public assistance for children
NV	Unemployment compensation
NV	Vocational rehabilitation benefits
NV	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; public assistance
NY	Aid to blind, aged, disabled
NY	Crime victims' compensation
NY	Home relief, local public assistance
NY	Local public assistance benefits
NY	Social Security
NY	Unemployment compensation
NY	Veterans' benefits
NY	Workers' compensation
NY	Work. Comp.
OH	Crime victim's compensation, received during 12 months before filing
OH	Earned income tax credit and child care tax credit
OH	Disability assistance payments
OH	Public assistance
OH	Unemployment compensation
OH	Vocational rehabilitation benefits
OH	Workers' compensation
OK	Federal earned income tax credit
OK	Public assistance
OK	Social Security
OK	Unemployment compensation
OK	Workers' compensation
OK	Crime victims' compensation
OR	Federal earned income tax credit
OR	Aid to blind to $7,500
OR	Aid to disabled to $7,500
OR	Civil defense & disaster relief to $7,500
OR	Crime victims' compensation (husband & wife each claim)
OR	General assistance to $7,500
OR	Injured inmates' benefits to $7,500
OR	Medical assistance to $7,500
OR	Old-age assistance to $7,500
OR	Unemployment compensation to $7,500
OR	Veterans' benefits and proceeds of veterans loans
OR	Vocational rehabilitation to $7,500
OR	Workers' compensation to $7,500
OR	Klamath Indians tribe benefits for Indians residing in Oregon.
PA	Korean conflict veterans' benefits
PA	Unemployment compensation
PA	Veterans' benefits
PA	Workers' compensation
PA	Crime victims' compensation
RI	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; general assistance
RI	Crime victims' compensation
RI	Family assistance benefits
RI	State disability benefits
RI	Unemployment compensation
RI	Veterans' disability or survivors' death benefits
RI	Workers' compensation
SC	General relief; aid to aged, blind, disabled
SC	Crime victims' compensation
SC	Local public assistance
SC	Social Security
SC	Unemployment compensation
SC	Veterans' benefits
SC	Workers' compensation
SD	Crime victim's compensation
SD	Public assistance
SD	Unemployment compensation
SD	Workers' compensation
TN	Aid to blind
TN	Aid to disabled
TN	Crime victims' compensation to $5,000 (see personal property)
TN	Local public assistance
TN	Old-age assistance
TN	Relocation assistance payments
TN	Social Security
TN	Unemployment compensation
TN	Veterans' benefits
TN	Workers' compensation
TX	Crime victims' compensation
TX	Medical assistance
TX	Public assistance
TX	Unemployment compensation
TX	Workers' compensation
US	Crime victims' compensation
US	Local public assistance
US	Social Security
US	Unemployment compensation
US	Veteran's benefits
UT	Crime victims' compensation
UT	General assistance
UT	Occupational disease disability benefits
UT	Unemployment compensation
UT	Veterans' benefits
UT	Workers' compensation
VA	Earned Income Tax Credit
VA	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; general relief
VA	Crime victims' compensation unless seeking to discharge debt for treatment of injury incurred during crime
VA	Unemployment compensation
VA	Payments to tobacco farmers
VA	Workers' compensation
VT	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; general assistance
VT	Crime victims' compensation needed for support
VT	Social Security needed for support
VT	Unemployment compensation
VT	Veterans' benefits needed for support
VT	Workers' compensation
WA	Child welfare
WA	Crime victims' compensation
WA	General assistance
WA	Industrial insurance (workers' compensation)
WA	Old-age assistance
WA	Unemployment compensation
WI	Crime victims' compensation
WI	Social services payments
WI	Unemployment compensation
WI	Veterans' benefits under 45.03(8)(b)
WI	Workers' compensation
WV	Aid to blind, aged, disabled; general assistance
WV	Crime victims' compensation
WV	Social Security
WV	Unemployment compensation
WV	Veterans' benefits
WV	Workers' compensation
WY	Crime victims' compensation
WY	General assistance
WY	Unemployment compensation
WY	Workers' compensation
ZN	Veterans Benefits
ZN	Railroad workers' unemployment insurance
ZN	FEMA Benefits
ZN	Exempt benefits available under Supplemental Security insurance

AK Public Benefits