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Subject: SNAP Resources

Policy 24.12 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 03/01/2021 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 3 of 5 When the household can demonstrate that resources are not accessible in their entirety and only a portion of the resource, the value of that portion of the resource will be counted toward the resource eligibility level. See also Jointly Owned Resources Transfer of Resources At the time of application, households shall be asked to provide information regarding any resources which any member of the household (or ineligible aliens or disqualified person whose resources are considered available to the household) had transferred within the three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of application. Households that have transferred resources knowingly for the purpose of qualifying or attempting to qualify for SNAP benefits shall be disqualified from participation in the program for up to one (1) year from the date of the discovery of the transfer. This disqualification period shall be applied if the resources are transferred knowingly in the three (3) month period prior to application or after the household is determined eligible for benefits. Eligibility for SNAP will not be affected by transfers of resources which: 1. Would not otherwise affect eligibility (example: excluded personal property such as furniture, or of money that when added to other non-exempt resources was less than the allowable limits at the time of the transfer); 2. are sold or traded at or near fair market value; 3. are transferred between members of the same household; or 4. are transferred for reasons other than qualifying or attempting to qualify for SNAP benefits (example: a parent placing funds in an inaccessible educational trust fund). Period of Disqualification The length of the disqualification period is based on the amount by which the transferred resource, when added to other countable resources, exceeded resource limits. The following chart will be used to determine the period of disqualification: Amount in Excess of the Resource Limit Period of the Disqualification $0.00 to $249.99 1 month $250.00 to $999.99 3 months $1,000.00 to $2,999.99 6 months $3,000.00 to $4,999.99 9 months $5,000.00 and up 12 months An example would be if a one-person household with $1250 in a bank transferred ownership of non-exempt land worth $1350 to a relative. The $1350 would be applied toward the resource