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The resources of an individual sponsor and the sponsor's spouse (if living with the spouse) are counted as available to the alien for a three-year period, beginning with the alien's date of entry into the U.S., if the following conditions are met: • The alien applies for TANF for the first time on or after September 30, 1981; • The alien is not: • Admitted into the U.S. as a conditional entrant refugee prior to April 1, 1980, under the provisions of Section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); • Admitted into the U.S. as a refugee after March 31, 1980, under the provisions of Section 207(c) of the INA; • Paroled into the U.S. as a refugee under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA; • Granted political asylum by the Attorney General under Section 208 of the INA; • A Cuban or Haitian entrant, as defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (f39); or • The dependent child of the sponsor or the sponsor's spouse. (f40)

The sponsor's and sponsor's spouse's resources are deemed available to the alien regardless of whether: • The alien lives with the sponsor; • The sponsor claims no financial responsibility; or The sponsor and his spouse were married after the sponsor signed an affidavit of support or similar agreement. • However, the resources of a sponsor or sponsor's spouse who receives SSI or Cash Assistance are not deemed available to the alien. 2635.05.20 AMOUNT DEEMED FROM SPONSOR TO ALIEN

The policy stated in this section only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF, not RCA.

The amount of resources deemed to an alien from a sponsor or the sponsor's spouse (who is living with the sponsor) is calculated as follows: • The total amounts of resources of the sponsor are determined as if the sponsor was applying for TANF and SNAP in Indiana. All resource provisions are applicable. • $1500 is deducted from countable resources. • Any remaining amount is a countable (deemed) resource to the alien. (f41)

EXAMPLE 1: CASH ASSISTANCE

$5000 - Total Resources -1000 - TANF Resource Provision $4000 -1500 – Allowable Deduction $2500 – Countable Resources

EXAMPLE 2: SNAP

$5000 - Total Resources