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Title 7: SNAP Page 16 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter D: Resources Excluded Resources Revised September 27, 2024 Property Necessary to Maintain Excluded… Property Necessary to Maintain Excluded Vehicles (Cont.) ▪ To produce income consistent with its fair market value, even if used only on a seasonal basis. ▪ For long distance travel (other than daily commuting) essential to the employment of a household member or another person whose resources are considered available to the household.

▪ Is used as the household’s home.

▪ Is needed to carry the primary source of fuel for heating.

▪ Is needed to carry water for home use.

▪ To transport a physically disabled person who is a household member or whose resources are considered available to the household. Property Necessary for Employment 7 CFR 273.8(e)(5) Exclude property necessary for the employment or self- employment of a household member. See 7-I, Self- Employed Households. Trust Funds 7 CFR 273.8(e)(8) Exclude trust funds and income from trust funds if they are not accessible to the household. If it is not clear that a trust is accessible or inaccessible, send in a request for clarification to the DHS central office. For a trust to be considered inaccessible to the household, all of the following criteria must be met:

▪ It must be anticipated that during the certification period:

• The trust arrangement is not likely to cease, and

• No household member has the authority to revoke the trust arrangement or change the beneficiary.

▪ The trustee who handles the trust must be either:

• A court appointee who has court-imposed limitations placed on the use of funds that meet the requirements of this section, or

• An institution, court, corporation, or organization that is not owned by or under the control of a household member.

▪ Trust investments must not directly involve or help any business or corporation under the control, direction, or influence of a household member.