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Actions Needed to Assess Vehicles Vehicles to be Considered Amount to be Excluded from Resources Amount Considered toward Resource Level Step 1. Determine Which Vehicles Are Excluded by Policy Licensed or Unlicensed Vehicles which are: • Used primarily for income producing purposes (over 50% of vehicle’s use). • Annually producing income consistent with fair market value. • Necessary for long distance travel (other than daily commuting) essential to employment. • Used as the household’s home. • Necessary to transport a physically individual with disability household. • Necessary to carry primary source of fuel (heating or water home use). Totally Excluded -0- Resource Value Step 2. Exclude One Vehicle Per Household Most expensive licensed or unlicensed vehicle not already excluded. (Exclude most expensive vehicle unless it is more advantageous to the household to exclude another vehicle.) Totally Excluded -0- Resource Value Step 3. Determine Countable Resource Value of Non- Excluded Vehicles Licensed vehicles: One per adult household member and any additional vehicles used by a household member under age 18 to commute to work or school or to look for work. Count as a resource. Count the fair market value of vehicle minus $4,650 disregard. If the remainder is above -0-, count the remainder as a resource.

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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 4000 7B4800 Vehicles 49B4870 Vehicle Desk Guide

4870 Vehicle Desk Guide SNAP Manual 01/01/07

Actions Needed to Assess Vehicles Vehicles to be Considered Amount to be Excluded from Resources Amount Considered toward Resource Level Step 1. Determine Which Vehicles Are Excluded by Policy Licensed or Unlicensed Vehicles which are: • Used primarily for income producing purposes (over 50% of vehicle’s use). • Annually producing income consistent with fair market value. • Necessary for long distance travel (other than daily commuting) essential to employment. • Used as the household’s home. • Necessary to transport a physically individual with disability household. • Necessary to carry primary source of fuel (heating or water home use). Totally Excluded -0- Resource Value Step 2. Exclude One Vehicle Per Household Most expensive licensed or unlicensed vehicle not already excluded. (Exclude most expensive vehicle unless it is more advantageous to the household to exclude another vehicle.) Totally Excluded -0- Resource Value Step 3. Determine Countable Resource Value of Non- Excluded Vehicles Licensed vehicles: One per adult household member and any additional vehicles used by a household member under age 18 to commute to work or school or to look for work. Count as a resource. Count the fair market value of vehicle minus $4,650 disregard. If the remainder is above -0-, count the remainder as a resource.