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Title 7: SNAP Page 1 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter D: Resources Overview Revised September 27, 2024

Overview This chapter describes how resources are used when determining eligibility. The first sections explain resources limits and countable resources, including whose resources to consider, what resources to consider, and how to handle jointly owned resources. The next section is an alphabetical listing of excluded resources, followed by a section on how to treat vehicles. The penalties for deliberately transferring resources in order to qualify for SNAP are in the last section of the chapter. Resource Limits Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.8(b) and (c), 441 IAC 65.30(2) Except for categorically eligible households, households are not eligible for SNAP if all countable resources total more than: ▪ $4,500 for all households with one or more eligible members who are disabled or aged 60 or older. (If the only member disabled or aged 60 or older is a disqualified member, the limit is $3,000.) See 7-A, Disabled Member. ▪ $3,000 for all other households. Resource limits do not apply to categorically eligible households. See 7-C, Categorical Eligibility, for information on categorical eligibility. Households cannot have countable resources over the applicable limit unless the household is categorically eligible. All households who were previously disqualified for receiving substantial lottery or gambling winnings remain ineligible until they meet the resource limits listed above. Categorical eligibility cannot be applied to these households until they have regained eligibility based on regular resource limits. Countable Resources Information about determining what resources are countable is organized into the following sections: ▪ Whose resources to count ▪ What resources to count ▪ Verifying resources ▪ Joint ownerships