SNAP

The following vehicles are exempt even when the vehicle is temporarily not in use:

vehicles necessary for long-distance travel for employment such as the vehicle of a traveling salesperson or of a migrant farm worker who is following the migrant stream which does not include daily commuting;

vehicles used as the household's home; and

vehicles necessary to carry fuel for heating or water when it is anticipated to be the primary source of fuel or water for the household during the certification period.

Examples of situations where a vehicle may be exempt because it is necessary to carry the household's primary source of water or fuel for heating include:

homes which do not have any connected utilities; or

homes connected to utilities, but the utilities cannot be used for some reason, such as a verifiable health risk exists if the household drinks the water or the utilities are disconnected because the household failed to pay its bills.

The vehicle exemption remains in effect until the above criteria no longer exist. The vehicle exemption also remains in effect for:

any licensed vehicle with equity value $1,500 or less;

one vehicle with a Fair Market Value (FMV) less than $8,700 for each adult household member, regardless of how the vehicle is used*; and

any other licensed vehicle with an FMV less than $8,700 that a person under 18 drives to work, training, school or to seek employment.*

*This also applies to any person who is an ineligible alien or disqualified member of the SNAP household. The FMV of each vehicle over of $8,700 is counted as a resource.

For all other licensed and unlicensed vehicles, the FMV over $8,700 is counted as a resource.

Up to $22,500 of the FMV for the highest valued countable vehicle is exempt. The FMV over $22,500 is counted as a resource.