Consider the assets of ALL clients or members of the assistance unit, and people listed below who are NOT in the unit, when determining total available assets.

For deeming assets of sponsors, see 0031.33 (Sponsor Deeming).

MFIP, DWP:
Count the assets of the following people:

●	Mandatory unit members who are disqualified. See 0014.06 (Who Must Be Excluded From Assistance Unit).
●	Parents and stepparents not in the unit when determining eligibility for their birth and adopted minor children who live with them. This does not apply when the parent is a participant of MSA, SSI, or when the child is a minor caregiver.
●	Ineligible mandatory unit members.

Do NOT count the assets of optional unit members who choose not to participate. Also, do NOT deem the sponsor’s income if the sponsor is part the immigrant’s assistance unit. Consider the sponsor’s income as you would any other member of the assistance unit.

Do NOT count the individually owned assets of a military person out of the home on active duty unless they are made available to the family. For jointly owned assets, see 0015.06.03 (Availability of Assets With Multiple Owners). Also see TEMP Manual TE02.10.90 (Military Families Receiving FS or Family Cash).

When the parent who normally resides with the family is living and working away from the home (or the family) and there is no marital or relationship breakdown, consider that parent a mandatory unit member. When a parent does not live in Minnesota, he/she is considered an ineligible mandatory unit member because the parent is not physically present in Minnesota. Count total assets of all unit members, including the members away from the family, when determining the unit’s eligibility and benefit level. For information on counting income, see 0016 (Income From People not in the Unit). This is not considered temporary absence.


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 whose assets to consider.


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

For non-SSI recipients, consider the assets of a spouse when the spouses live together.


GA:
Consider the assets of:

●	Spouses who live together.
●	People disqualified from the unit for failure to provide or apply for a Social Security number (SSN). See 0012.03 (Providing/Applying for an SSN).

GRH:
Follow MSA for aged, blind, or disabled clients. Follow GA for all other adults.