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Only the resources of an individual sponsor or sponsor's spouse (living with the sponsor) are counted in the eligibility determination. Additional requirements are discussed in the following sections.

For SNAP, the deeming of sponsor's income and resources do not apply to: • Aliens who are members of their sponsor's SNAP assistance group; • Aliens who are sponsored by an organization or group as opposed to an individual; • Aliens who are not required to have a sponsor under the INA (such as a refugee, a parolee, asylee or a Cuban or a Haitian entrant); • Indigent aliens that the State has determined are unable to obtain food and shelter taking into account the alien's income plus any case, food, housing, or other assistance provided by other individuals; or • Battered alien's spouse, alien parents of battered children or children of a battered alien for 12 months after the State determines that the battering is substantially connected to the need for benefits. • During the period the alien is subject to deeming, the eligible sponsored alien is responsible for obtaining the cooperation of the sponsor and for providing the State with the information and documentation necessary to calculate deemed income and resources. Until the alien provides information or verification necessary to carry out deeming, the sponsored alien is ineligible.

For SNAP, the resources and income of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse are not included in determining the resources and income of an ineligible sponsored alien. 2635.05.15 INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR LIABILITY (C)

The policy stated in this section only applies to the Two- Parent TANF and Regular TANF categories of CASH assistance.

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 (f35); or • The dependent child of the sponsor or the sponsor's spouse. (f36)

The sponsor's and sponsor's spouse's resources are deemed available to the alien regardless of whether: