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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 550 VEHICLES 550.1 Determining Vehicles as Countable Resources Effective 4/1/2019, exempt two vehicles per TANF assistance unit. Exempt the total value of ● one vehicle no matter the value and vehicles owned by a categorically eligible household; and Exempt other licensed vehicles that ● are leased; ● used at least 50% of the time for income- producing purposes, such as taxis, farm trucks, fishing boats; ● produce annual income consistent with their fair market value, even if only used on a seasonal basis; ● are necessary for long-distance travel for employment, such as the vehicle of a traveling salesperson or migrant farm worker who is following the migrant stream (this does not include daily commuting); ● are necessary for subsistence hunting or fishing; ● are used as the household’s home; ● are necessary to transport physically/mentally disabled household and/or non-household members, regardless of the purpose of the trip. Exempt no more than one vehicle as needed for each disabled member. There is no requirement that the vehicle be used primarily for the disabled person. If necessary, use the work-registration criteria (not all inclusive) as a guideline to determine disability for this exclusion. ● have a value considered “inaccessible" (sale would produce $1,500 or less); ● are necessary to carry fuel or water. Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Eligibility and Payments Manual RESOURCES MTL 06/24 Nov 24 VEHICLES A-550