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MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD Division of Welfare and Supportive Services E-410 Medical Assistance Manual RESOURCES 24 Sept MTL 04/24 TYPES OF RESOURCES (not all inclusive) DEATH BENEFITS – DIRECT EXPRESS PRE-PAID MASTERCARD DEBIT ACCOUNTS RESOURCE TYPE DESCRIPTION

DEATH BENEFITS

1. Personal Property

2. Conditional Exclusion

Death benefits, including gifts and inheritances, to the extent they are not income because they are to be spent on costs resulting from the last illness and burial expenses of the deceased, are not resources for the calendar month following the month of receipt. If retained until the second calendar month following receipt, they become a resource.

Verification: (not all inclusive)

– Documents from source of payment

DIRECT EXPRESS PRE-PAID MASTERCARD DEBIT ACCOUNTS

1. Personal Property

2. Counted

The Direct Express MasterCard is issued to recipients of Social Security benefits when they do not have a regular bank account, or they choose to use this type of account. Note: Customers are charged a fee to receive a monthly statement.

If a customer receives Social Security benefits and claims to not have a bank account, they will have a Direct Express pre- paid MasterCard debit account.

Verification: (not all inclusive)

– Copy of statement – ATM transaction receipts