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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Policy Manual Number: 110.050 Section: Financial Eligibility Requirements Chapter: ABD Countable and Excluded Resources

September 1, 2026 Division of TennCare 22 property. The rent will be counted as unearned income in the month received.

The exemption based on residence of the enrollee’s dependent relative ends the first day of the month after the relative last lived in the homestead, if the relative does not intend to return.

3. Homestead Located Outside of Tennessee

Real property located outside of Tennessee can be excluded from countable resources as homestead property, if there is substantiation of the individual’s intent to return to the home OR the property is the principal residence of the individual’s spouse or dependent relatives.

4. Dependent Relative (for purposes of Homestead Exclusion)

A homestead retains its exclusion if it is the principal residence for the individual, her spouse or relative within the specified degree below who is dependent on the individual. Dependency may be of any kind: financial, medical, residential, etc. Relatives include:

Aunt Grandson Son Brother Half brother Stepbrother Cousin Half sister Stepdaughter Daughter In-laws Stepfather Father Mother Stepmother Granddaughter Nephew Stepsister Grandfather Niece Stepson Grandmother Sister Uncle

Accept the signed statement by the individual’s spouse or dependent relative regarding her relationship to the individual and residence in the homestead without question, unless it is contradictory.

Individual Development Account (IDA) Resource Characteristic IDAs may be established by or on behalf of an individual eligible for Families First assistance. An IDA is different from a regular savings account because funds deposited by a participant are