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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 73 • Items needed by the householder for maintenance, use and occupancy of the premises as a home. Household goods include, but are not limited to, furniture, appliances, electronic equipment such as personal computers and television sets, carpets, cooking and eating utensils, and dishes. Items that are acquired or held because of their value or as an investment are not considered household goods. 38.2. Personal Effects Are: • Items of personal property ordinarily worn or carried by the individual; and • Articles otherwise having an intimate relation to the individual. Personal effects include, but are not limited to, personal jewelry including wedding and engagement rings, personal care items, educational or recreational items such as books or musical instruments, items of cultural or religious significance to an individual, such as ceremonial attire, and items required because of an individual's physical or mental impairment, such as prosthetic devices or wheelchairs. Items that are acquired or held because of their value or as an investment are not considered personal effects. 38.3. Exclusion Household goods and personal effects are excluded from resources, regardless of their dollar value. 38.4. Verification If reported, accept the individual’s allegation regarding household goods and personal affects.

39. Indian Lands, Restricted Allotted Interests in certain lands were allotted to individual Indians many years ago. The ownership interests may be quite small since many of the original interests in allotted lands have fractionated over time; e.g., due to inheritance by multiple heirs over several generations.