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TANF Assets are determined at the point of application. Transfers prior to the date of application are not considered. GC See TANF. FS At the time of application, the applicant household must provide information regarding any resources which any group member (or ineligible alien or disqualified person whose assets are being considered available to the group; see Chapter 2: Whose Assets are Counted in this Part) had transferred within the three-month period immediately preceding the date of application. Eligibility for the program will not be affected by a transfer of assets if: • the transfer would not otherwise affect eligibility (for example, excluded personal property such as furniture or money that when added to other non-exempt resources was less than allowable limits at the time of the transfer); • assets sold or traded at, or near, fair market value do not result in disqualification; • assets are transferred between members of the same group (including ineligible aliens or disqualified persons whose assets are being considered available to the group); or • assets are transferred for reasons other than for qualifying or attempting to qualify for FS benefits such as, a parent placing funds in an inaccessible educational trust fund. Groups which have transferred assets knowingly for the purpose of qualifying or attempting to qualify for FS are disqualified from participation in the program for up to one year from the date of the discovery of the transfer. This disqualification period will be applied if the assets are transferred knowingly in the three-month period prior to application or if they are transferred knowingly after the group is determined eligible for benefits. An example of the latter would be assets which the group acquires after being certified for benefits which are then transferred to prevent the group from exceeding the maximum asset limit. The length of the disqualification period is based on the amount by which the transferred resources, when added to other countable assets, exceed the allowable asset limits. The following table shows the period of disqualification by excess amount: In the event the SSR established that the applicant group knowingly transferred assets for the SR (excluding SSI Recipients): See AR. For individuals in LTC facilities, however, the rules differ. See AZ: Elderly and Physically Disabled Home-And-Community-Based Services Waiver above and Section 2.13: Transfer of Assets Before and After MA Eligibility Determination in Part VII.

QM: See AR.

MC: For both the 50-64 Demonstration Program and the DC HealthCare Alliance, assets are determined at the point of application. Transfers prior to the date of application are not considered. Amount in Excess of the Limit Period of Disqualification $0.00 - $249.99 1 month $250.00 - $999.99 3 months $1,000.00 - $2,999.99 6 months $3,000.00 - $4,999.99 9 months $5,000.00 and higher 12 months