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EVALUATION OF RESOURCES In considering resources of TANF children and their needy caretakers, the worker will observe certain principles and procedures: 1. Ascertain from the parent or other relative in TANF the amount of the resources available to the family unit. Require each parent to give information concerning resources when they are both in the home. Do not involve the spouse or parent who is an SSI beneficiary except to the degree necessary to determine the share legally belonging to the TANF children or adult. 2. Totally disregard: a. The home property occupied by the family unit as described above. b. Resources which are unavailable see Conditions of Disregarding Resources, later in this chapter. c. Most vehicles. See exceptions in, Automobiles and Other Vehicles, earlier in this chapter. 3. Also, allow the TANF group to retain: a. Personal and household effects of limited value. b. One burial plot for each member of the family. c. Other resources whose combined equity value does not exceed $2,000. Such resources include real estate, cash, etc. See discussions in Real Property, later in this chapter, for establishing equity value. 4. Consider the resources of legally married husband and wife mutually available except when: a. One is an SSI beneficiary and the other is not included as an ineligible spouse in the SSI computation, but is considered in determining eligibility of the children. b. The husband and wife have a broken relationship and are living apart.

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