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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 12 If an individual alleges owning items that are used in his or her work as an employee; or that his or her employer required he or she provide as a condition of employment, obtain his or her statement to include: • The name, address, and telephone number of the employer; • A general description of the items; • A general description of his or her duties; and • Whether the items are currently being used Absent evidence to the contrary, accept the individual's statement.

8. Property Essential To Self-Support Exclusion 2 - Excluded Up To $6,000 Equity Regardless Of Rate Of Return Non-business property essential to self-support can be real or personal property. It produces goods or services essential to daily activities if, for example, it is used to: • Grow produce or livestock solely for personal consumption in the individual's household; or • Perform activities essential to the production of food solely for home consumption While this category of property may encompass a vehicle used solely in a non-business self-support activity (e.g. a garden tractor, or a boat used for subsistence fishing), it does not include any vehicle that qualifies as an automobile. See Chapter E – 15. 8.1. Exclusion Up to $6,000 of the equity value of non-business property used to produce goods or services essential to daily activities is excluded from resources. There is no requirement that the property produce a certain rate of return. The property must be in current use or, if it is not in use for reasons beyond the individual's control, there must be a reasonable expectation that the required use will resume. Any portion of the property's equity value in excess of $6,000 is a countable resource. 8.1.1. Exception to the Exclusion