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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 270 T Transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (TSNAP) A short-term allowance of SNAP benefits for customers when their TANF cash assistance terminates because of an increase in income. TANF households must also be receiving SNAP benefits to get TSNAP. Trust fund A trust is a right of property created by one or more people for the benefit of themselves or another person. The grantor is the person who creates the trust, and the beneficiary is the person for whose benefit the trust is created. The trustee is the person to whom the grantor transfers the trust. The trustee has legal title to the trust and is responsible for managing the trust for the benefit of the beneficiary. When a trust established by a household member is determined to be irrevocable, it is excluded. Irrevocable trusts and any funds in a trust or transferred to a trust are excluded from assets if they are inaccessible to the household.

U Underpayment Amount by which benefits received are less than the amount for which the assistance household was eligible Unearned income Monetary or in-kind compensation that is not received as the direct result of an individual’s own labor or services

V Verification Proof that statements made by the customer are true Vehicle Any motorized vehicle reasonably associated with the function of transporting people or goods. Common vehicles are passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorbikes, jeeps, recreational vehicles, vans and sport utility vehicles. A boat may be considered a vehicle if it is the household’s primary means of transportation. Voluntary quit An individual who deliberately reduces income without good cause; this is a sanctionable action under both TANF and SNAP

W Work participation allowance or stipend An amount of money under both TANF and SNAP designed to reimburse participants for employment or work-related training activities

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