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895 Chapter 5:Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS) Program • Section 5: Financial eligibility (07/2026) Using finances to help with safety planning It can be helpful to determine with survivors what resources and income are available to meet the needs of their safety plan. Work with survivors to consider the following: • What funds does the survivor have immediately available to meet their needs? • What funds, if any, will the survivor receive within the 90-day certification period? When will the income be received? Do not delay addressing safety concerns based on potential future income. • What part of this income is available to meet part of the survivor’s needs? If any, plan with the survivor what part of their needs they can take care of and what we will help with. Click here for examples: Countable Income. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-135-1200 — Specific Requirements; TA-DVS 461-140-0040 — Determining Availability of Income 461-135-1230 — Benefits; TA-DVS Resources Each program has specific limits to how much in resources an individual can have access to, both at application and for ongoing eligibility. For TA-DVS, there is no resource limit for initial eligibility. For payment requests, determine what resources the survivor has available for safety needs. For example, a survivor may have a savings account, which would not be considered at the time of intake, but we will discuss using the savings at the time of payment requests. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-140-0020 — Availability of Resources 461-001-0000 — Definitions for Chapter 461 Pursuing assets In some programs, applicants are required to actively pursue any income or resource to which they have a legal right or claim. This is called pursuit of assets. For programs that require pursuit of assets, benefits may not be opened until the individual has made a good faith effort to pursue the asset. For the TA-DVS Program, there is no requirement to pursue assets including, but not limited to, pursuit of Social Security, unemployment, Paid Leave Oregon and child support.