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Payments made from the Agent Orange settlement fund, or any fund established as a result of the Agent Orange product liability litigation, are exempt from resource consideration. 2630.70.00 RESOURCES EXEMPTED BY TANF/SSI (S)

All resources of an AG member who receives SSI or TANF are exempt for SNAP purposes. (f30) 2630.75.00 PROPERTY SUBJECT TO LIEN (S)

When non-liquid real or personal property has a lien against it, solely as a result of a loan for business purposes, and the security or lien agreement prohibits the sale of the property, the property is exempt as a resource. However, the lien must have been the result of a loan for business purposes for this exemption to apply. (f31) 2630.80.00 PROPERTY NECESSARY TO VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (S)

An exemption is applied to real or personal property necessary to the maintenance or use of a vehicle which has been exempted because it is used for specific income producing purposes or for long distance travel essential to the employment of an AG member.

This exemption applies only to that portion of the property which is necessary to the maintenance or use of the exempted vehicles. (f32) An example would be a building utilized to house a vehicle which is used for employment when not in use. 2630.85.00 FEDERAL TAX REFUND PAYMENTS

Federal Tax refunds are disregarded as income in the month received and as a resource for a period of 12 months for TANF and SNAP. The resource exclusion lasts for 12 months.

The federal tax refund is to be excluded as a resource by subtracting any tax refund received by the AG in the last 12 months from the AG’s resources. If the difference between the resources and the amount of the federal tax refund is less than the resource limit, the AG meets the resource limit.

EXAMPLE:

AG applies today and has total resources of $4000. AG verified receipt of a federal refund in the amount of $3287 received in January of this year. This federal refund amount would need to be deducted from the total resources and the difference of $713 would be countable as a resource.