Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4636 Payments Not to Be Considered as Income for Revenue Purposes or for Eligibility for Assistance Under Social Security Act or Other Federal Law
Title 42 › CHAPTER 61 — UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES FOR FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER II — UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE › § 4636
Summary
Money paid under this subchapter must not be counted as taxable income under the federal tax code, and it must not be used to decide if someone can get Social Security or other federal help, except when the federal law is about low-income housing assistance.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §4636
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No payment received under this subchapter shall be considered as income for the purposes of title 26; or for the purposes of determining the eligibility or the extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] or any other Federal law (except for any Federal law providing low-income housing assistance).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1987—Pub. L. 100–17 inserted “(except for any Federal law providing low-income housing assistance)” before period at end. 1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1987 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–17 effective on
Effective Date
provided in
Regulations
promulgated under section 4633 of this title (as amended by section 412 of Pub. L. 100–17), but not later than 2 years after Apr. 2, 1987, see section 418 of Pub. L. 100–17, set out as a note under section 4601 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 4636
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102