# Ind. Code § 16-35-2-8: State or federal higher education awards as not affecting eligibility for assistance

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 16-35-2-8
- **Heading:** State or federal higher education awards as not affecting eligibility for assistance
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-35-2-8

## Text

Sec. 8. If an individual receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly to an approved postsecondary educational institution for the individual's benefit:

(1) the individual is not required to report that award as income or as a resource of the individual when applying for assistance for a destitute child under this chapter; and

(2) the award shall not be considered as income or a resource of the individual in determining initial or continuing eligibility for assistance under this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-8.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.193.

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