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expenses of the beneficiary, or o established from funds of a person who is not a member of the asset group. If a determination can be made that assets in a trust are totally available, the trust is a countable asset. If a determination of availability cannot be made by examining the trust document(s) or talking with the trustee, proceed as follows. If the trust is administered by Probate Court, the asset group must petition the court to make the trust available. The court decides availability. Otherwise, refer the trust to the Office of the General Counsel to decide on availability.

UNDERWOOD VS. HARRIS (HUD REIMBURSEMENTS) 1.30 ALL Exclude retroactive tax and utility cost subsidy payments issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a result of Underwood vs. Harris in the month received and the following month. VEHICLES 1.31 ALL A vehicle is any motorized vehicle reasonably associated with the function of transporting persons or goods. Common vehicles are passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorbikes, jeeps, recreational vehicles (RVs), vans, and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). A boat may be considered as a vehicle if it is the group's primary means of transportation. Exclude entirely the value of all vehicles owned by or registered to members of the group, regardless of the number of vehicles the group has, the total value of the vehicles, the purpose for which the vehicles are used, or any encumbrances that may be in effect. A boat used for recreational purposes in not considered as a vehicle, or its value is countable as a non-liquid asset. Non-motorized or towable conveyances, such as trailers or campers are not considered vehicle. Their values are countable as non-liquid assets. See Section 1.4.2: Non-Liquid Assets (Equity Value) in this Chapter for information on determining the value of non-liquid assets.