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580 TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Example: A one-person household has $1,500 in a bank account and transfers ownership of a countable car (see manual section A-550.2) worth a fair market value of $7,000. The first $4,650 of the car's value is exempt. Add the remaining $2,350 to the other $1,500 resource which totals $3,850. Use the excess of $3,850 less the resource limit of $3,000 ($850) to determine the number of months of ineligibility (use the resource limit of $4,500 for an elderly/disabled household). According to the above chart, the household would be ineligible for six months. The disqualification period is capped at 12 months for households with excess resources of $5,000 or more. 560.4 Beginning the Disqualification Period The disqualification period begins with the date of discovery, unless the household is currently certified. If the household is currently certified, the disqualification period begins the following month, after notifying the household and allowing adverse action. 570 VERIFICATION All resources are verified at initial application and at re-determination or recertification if questionable, whenever a new resource is reported and anytime the household is nearing the resource limits. Exception: Households are exempt from verifying resources for SNAP resource limits if the entire household is certified as categorically eligible based on receipt of cash TANF, non-cash TANF-support benefits, SSI, General County Assistance (GA), Interim Assistance (IA), Indian General Assistance (IGA) or under Expanded Categorial Eligibility. DOCUMENTATION Document the status, countable or exempt, of all household resources. Identify all resources and the computations used to determine their equity countable values. Compare the total value of countable resources to the resource limit for each program and indicate whether or not the household is eligible. A-560.3 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services RESOURCES Eligibility and Payments Manual Length of SNAP Household’s Disqualification Period MTL 06/24 Nov 24