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235 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility • If a resource is subject to an early withdrawal penalty, the amount of the penalty is considered unavailable to the individual. SNAP Unless a resource is made unavailable by the above reasons, a resource owned jointly by a participant and another individual is available in its entirety to the participant. TANF Unless a resource is made unavailable by the above reasons, jointly owned resources are available to members of a financial group only to the extent they own the resource. ERDC Unless a resource is made unavailable by the above reasons, jointly owned resources are available to members of a financial group only to the extent they own the resource. REF A resource is considered unavailable to the individual if the resource is located in the individual’s country of origin. Program of Initial Resettlement (PIR) and Reception and placement (R&P) grants from the resettlement agency the refugee is involved with are excluded as a resource. The resettlement agency receives PIR or R&P grants to reimburse the resettlement agency and any possible sponsor for the cost of helping the refugee get established in Oregon. The resettlement agency will sometimes issue a check for part of the PIR or R&P grant to the refugee. The PIR and R&P grants are excluded as income or resources for REF and REFM for both determining eligibility and calculating financial assistance levels. Welcome Corps Grants are excluded as a resource. The Welcome Corps is an equivalent program to PIR or R&P. A Welcome Corps grant is money raised by a private sponsor group on behalf of a refugee. A Welcome Corps grant is used to help with the costs of initial resettlement of a refugee in the United States. The private sponsor group may provide a part of this grant to the refugee, usually in the refugee’s first three months after arrival, for the refugee’s initial resettlement needs and not for ongoing living expenses. The Welcome Corps grant is excluded as income or resources for REF and REFM for both determining eligibility as well as calculating financial assistance levels. MSP All resources are excluded for MSP. OSIPM Unless a resource is made unavailable by the above reasons, jointly owned resources are available to members of a financial group only to the extent they own the resource. Deemed resources (not EPD)

When a child is applying who is not assumed eligible, the parental resources are deemed available to the child. The amount deemed available to the child is the amount the parental resources exceed the resource limit of: • A one person need group, if one parent lives in the child’s household, or • A two person need group, if two parents (or one parent and the spouse of that parent) live in the child’s household. Parental resources mean the countable resources of: