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TANF Exclude the home that a person formerly lived in if the person is 'temporarily absent' from that home (see Section 1.15: Temporary Absence in Part IV). GC See TANF. FS Exclude a home the person formerly lived in if the absence is for one of the following: • vocational rehabilitation training; • inability to live at home due to a verified health condition; • migratory farm worker with the intent to return to the home; or • employment, training for future employment, illness, casualty (such as fire), or natural disaster. The group must intend to return.

RENT PAYMENTS WITHHELD 1.25 ALL Rental payments withheld for a rent strike and given to a third party such as the Landlord Tenant Court or Neighborhood Legal Service are excluded. MA Exclude also rental payments that are withheld due to a rent strike but remain in the possession of the group. TANF See MA GC See MA FS Count rental payments that are withheld due to a rent strike but remain in the possession of the group. RETIREMENT PLANS 1.26 ALL Exclude the cash value of all retirement plans for all group members, including the following: • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs); • Keogh accounts; • 401(k), 403(b), and 457 accounts; and • all other pension and retirement funds as long as the funds remain in the retirement plan. Any funds removed or disbursed from a retirement plan shall be treated as income in the month withdrawn and countable as a cash asset thereafter. SSI AND TANF BENEFITS 1.27 MA The assets of an SSI recipient, including assets from sources other than SSI benefits, are never considered when determining the eligibility of other family members. Example Mr. Kelly, a 19-year-old, lives with his disabled mother who receives SSI. Mr. Kelly is applying for MA under the Medically Needy (AR) standard. When determining Mr. Kelly's eligibility, none of his mother's assets are deemed to him. TANF See MA GC See MA FS Exclude the assets of a group member who receives SSI or TANF benefits. Example