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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 4000 7B4800 Vehicles

45B4840 Excluded Vehicles

may be excluded under these provisions as long as the vehicle issued to transport an individual with disability household member. There is no requirement that the vehicle be either a special type of vehicle or be specially equipped. There is a limit of one vehicle per individual with disabilities member. o Individual with disabilities, as it relates to the exclusion of a vehicle to transport a individual with disability, means either a permanent or a temporary disability. Permanent disabilities are those that entitle an individual to receive a disability check from a source such as Social Security, SSI, or VA. Temporary disabilities are conditions such as, but not limited to, a broken leg, the recovery period following major surgery or conditions that require ongoing treatment such as dialysis or chemotherapy. (Vehicles owned solely by a SSI recipient are excluded under the provisions in SNAP 4300.) o If the disabling condition is not obvious to the county office worker, the household will be asked to furnish verification. Acceptable verification includes receipt of a check based on the disabling condition or a statement from a physician or other health professional such as a physical therapist. The worker must document the cause of the disability and the period of time during which the disabling condition is expected to continue. • The vehicle is necessary to carry the primary source of fuel for heating or water for home use. Households without either heating fuel or water piped into their homes may exclude one vehicle without meeting further tests about the capability or actual use of the vehicle. For the purpose of applying this exclusion, all-electric homes will be considered to have fuel “piped in” if the household has electric heating devices in the home. The exclusion will apply for the entire year so long as the household expects to use the vehicle to haul fuel and/or water at some time during the year. EXAMPLE 1:A household uses a four-wheel drive vehicle to haul firewood. The firewood is used in a wood furnace that is the household’s primary source of heat. The vehicle is totally excluded as a resource. EXAMPLE 2:A household must haul its water from a neighbor’s house. Since they use their only vehicle to haul the water, this vehicle will be totally excluded as a resource. EXAMPLE 3: A home is equipped with an electric heat pump. However, the household actually uses a wood heater as its primary source of heat. The household uses one of its vehicles to cut and haul the wood off of its property. The vehicle will be excluded as a resource.