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451 average mileage (approximately 12,000 per year for the first five years and 10,000 per year thereafter, if an actual number is required). The web site information should be copied and used for case file documentation. The acceptable free web sites include: • AutoPricing.com • CarPrices.com • Edmund’s • Intellichoice • Kelley Blue Book

• NADA (fee based web site). The NADA free web site must not be used for vehicle valuation. Unless questionable, the Agency must accept the household’s statement as to fair market value of any vehicle six years old or older. The fair market value of custom made, antique and classic vehicles must be verified, regardless of age.

10.7 Exclusions from Resources The Agency may require verification of the value of a resource to be excluded if the information provided by the household is questionable. In determining the resources of a household, only the resources included in the following will be excluded. Excluded Resource Description Special Treatment (A) Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts Savings accounts provide secure funding for disability- related expenses on behalf of designated beneficiaries deemed disabled before age 26, section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(B) Burial Plot One burial plot per household member

(C) Cash value of resources not accessible to the household Resources having cash value which is not accessible to the household, such as but not limited to security deposits on rental property or utilities, or property in probate.

(D) Earned income tax credits

Earned income tax credits will be excluded as follows: (i) A Federal earned income tax credit received either as a lump sum or as payments under section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) for the month of receipt and the following month for the individual and that individual's spouse; (ii) Any Federal, State or local earned income tax credit received by any household member will be excluded for 12 months, provided the household was participating in the SNAP at the time of receipt of the earned income tax credit and provided the household participates continuously during that 12-month period.

NOTE: Breaks in participation of one month or less due to administrative reasons, such as delayed recertification or missing or late monthly reports, will not be considered as