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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


COUNTED ASSETS

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

MFIP, GA:
The following assets are counted toward the asset limit if they are available to the assistance unit, or to people not in the unit whose assets must be counted. See 0015.03 (Asset Limits), 0015.06 (Availability of Assets), 0015.48 (Whose Assets to Consider), 0010.18.01 (Mandatory Verifications - Cash Assistance).

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Cash.

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Bank Accounts:

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Checking accounts.

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Savings accounts.

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Debit cards. Reliacards and Direct Express cards are debit cards. An EBT card is not a debit card. See DEBIT CARD in 0002.13 (Glossary: Conciliation...).

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Money market accounts.

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Matured certificates of deposit. See MATURED CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT in 0002.39 (Glossary: Lump Sum...).

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Business accounts that are used to pay personal expenses not related to the business.

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Stocks and Bonds that can be accessed without a financial penalty.

Financial penalties include any reduction in an investments value or benefit if accessed early, surrender charges, penalties for early withdrawal, revocation of bonuses or one-time payments, higher fees, or reduced interest guarantees.

Pension and retirement accounts are considered stocks and bonds.

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Vehicles.

Count all vehicles owned by members of an assistance unit and not excluded under 0015.39 (Assets - Vehicle Exclusions).

See 0015.54 (Evaluation of Vehicles) to determine how to value a counted vehicle. For the definition of VEHICLES, see 0002.71 (Glossary: Two Party...).



SNAP:
Only non-categorically eligible SNAP units ARE subject to an asset test. Categorically eligible SNAP units are NOT subject to an asset test. See 0013.06 (SNAP Categorical Eligibility/Ineligibility) to determine categorical eligibility or ineligibility.

For non-categorically eligible SNAP units, see 0015.81 (Assets – SNAP) for the SNAP asset policies, including countable assets.


MSA, HSP:
For non-SSI recipients, follow GA.

For SSI recipients, no action is required. SSA makes all asset determinations.imageimageimage

PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
05/2025 in SNAP, adds that non-categorically eligible SNAP cases are subject to an asset test.
07/2022 in MFIP, DWP, GA adds business accounts that are used to pay expenses not related to the business to the list of counted assets.
09/2019 deletes MSA and GRH from MFIP, DWP, GA provisions because they have their own provisions listed. In MFIP, DWP, GA adds that Reliacard and Direct Express cards are debit cards.
06/2016 is a new section about counted assets.

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