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5. Vehicles used as the household's home.

6. Vehicles necessary to transport physically disabled individuals residing in the household or disqualified members who are physically disabled, regardless of the purpose of the trip.  If the household has more than one vehicle, only the primary one for transporting a disabled person can be excluded.  There is no requirement that the vehicle be used exclusively by or for the disabled person.  Work registration’s physical disability criteria is used to determine disability for this exclusion.  "Necessary to transport" means that if the household has a disabled individual residing with them who requires transportation, they are entitled to a vehicle exclusion.  The determining factor for a vehicle exclusion is the fact that a physically disabled individual lives in their household and requires a vehicle for transportation.  This exclusion includes vehicles specially equipped to meet the specific needs of the disabled persons and also normal vehicles used to transport the disabled person.

7. Vehicles used to carry water or the primary source of fuel for heating the home, if the household does not have piped-in heating or water, are excluded regardless of any other use of the vehicle.

8. A vehicle will be excluded if its sale would produce an estimated return of $1500 or less. The equity value may or may not be same as the estimated return if the vehicle is sold.

9. Vehicles are totally excluded for TANF/SSI recipients and categorically eligible households.

All vehicles that can be excluded must be excluded; therefore, if a household has more than one vehicle, check each vehicle against the exclusion rules. Each vehicle should be coded to the appropriate vehicle exclusion rule on ACCESS. Example: the vehicle of a traveling salesperson or of a migrant farm worker who is following the migrant stream is exempt. Note: If the vehicle is used as a home, it does not need to be licensed. It is excluded as the household’s home regardless of whether or not it is licensed. Example: A household owns a vehicle with a Fair Market value of $7000. They owe $4000 against the vehicle thus their equity value is $3000. However, they have provided a statement that the vehicle is in bad shape and would not sell for more than $1000, if that. Since the household does not anticipate receiving more than $1500, the vehicle is excluded under this rule. The ACCESS fair market value would need to be entered as $1000 for this exclusion and the narrative documented explaining the vehicle exclusion.