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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 52 27.2. Excluded Burial Funds Excluded burial funds may be commingled with burial-related assets, but must be kept physically apart from other funds (e.g., in a separate bank account). See Burial Funds Chapter E - 17. 27.3. Interest If interest on the excluded funds is excluded (as with disaster assistance), the percent of an interest payment to be excluded is the same as the percent of funds in the account that is excluded at the time the interest is posted. The excluded interest is then added to the excluded funds in the account. Example: A $1,000 savings account includes $800 in excluded disaster assistance when a $10 interest payment is posted. Since 80 percent of the account balance is excluded at the time the interest is posted, 80 percent of the interest ($8) is excluded. The amount of excluded funds now in the account is $808. 27.4. Determining The Excluded Portion Always assume, when withdrawals are made from an account with commingled funds in it, that non-excluded funds are withdrawn first, leaving as much of the excluded funds in the account as possible. If excluded funds are withdrawn, the excluded funds left in the account can be added to only by: • Deposits of subsequently received funds that are excluded under the same provision; and • Excluded interest. Obtain a complete history of account transactions back to the initial deposit of excluded funds. Use the individual's own records if possible. Accept the individual's allegation as to the date and amount of a deposit of excluded funds if it agrees with the evidence in file on the receipt of the funds. Record: • Each deposit of excluded funds; • Each withdrawal that reduces the amount of excluded funds; • Each computation of excluded interest and its addition to the excluded funds.