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t. Restitution of SSI, Title VIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1013, or RSDI benefits because of misuse by certain representative payees; u. Any portion of a grant, scholarship, fellowship, or gift used or set aside for paying tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses; v. Payment of a refundable child tax credit, as provided; and w. Any annuity paid by a State to a person (or their spouse) based on the State's determination that the person is a veteran (as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101) and blind, living with a disabling impairment, or aged. 1.12.7 Resource Deeming A. To deem resources is to count one (1) person’s resources in the calculation of another person’s countable resources. As with income deeming, resource deeming requirements apply to members of the FRU, which is not always the same as the Medicaid eligibility group. Only the resources of the applicant's spouse or the parent(s) of a child are considered for the purposes of deeming resources. The deeming process proceeds as follows: 1. Spouse-to-Spouse – In deeming resources from one (1) spouse to the other, only the resources of the couple are considered. a. Living together. When an applicant and NAPP spouse live together, all resources are combined and the couple is permitted resources up to the amount allowed for the Medicaid eligibility group of two (2). The couple's resource limitation is not affected by whether the spouse of the applicant is applying for or receiving Medicaid or is a non-applicant. b. Living apart. When an applicant and spouse are no longer living together, each person is considered as an individual living alone beginning the month after separation and the individual resource limit applies. For the month of separation, the spouses are treated as a couple, as long as they were living together at some point during the month. 2. Single individual – When an applicant is not living in a home with a spouse or parent(s), only the resources of the applicant are considered. The resource limits for an “individual” or Medicaid eligibility group of one (1) apply. 3. Parent-to-child – In deeming resources from a parent to a child, the resources of a child consist of whatever resources the child has in their