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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE TRANSFERS 11/18 CHAPTER G PAGE 38 Note: The transferred resource is not counted when computing the total available funds. 21.5.3. Verification Of Income And Liquid Resources Verify the individual's income and liquid resources using appropriate documents as defined in the Manual (e.g., bank statements, award letters). For the future months assume, based on the individual's signed allegation, that income and resources will stay below the limit through the month that the worker will contact the individual again. 21.6. Compare Total Available Funds With Applicable ALF/AFCH Rate Compare the individual's total available funds with the ALF/AFCH rate for each month under consideration. Use the ALF/AFCH for the area in which the individual lives.  Undue hardship does not exist for any month in which the total available funds equal or exceed the applicable ALF/AFCH rate. The period of ineligibility applies to any month in which undue hardship does not exist. o If undue hardship does not exist for the month of action or the following month, deny the case and hardship claim for future months. The individual can reapply if the situation changes.  Undue hardship exists for any month in which the total available funds are less than the applicable ALF/AFCH rate and the individual has alleged that lack of AG payments would cause loss of food or shelter, and no evidence is uncovered that contradicts that allegation. Note: Undue hardship is a month-by-month determination. Be alert for cases in which undue hardship may exist in some but not all months during the life of the application. 21.7. Document The Undue Hardship Determination Document the file with your determination of whether or not the individual qualifies for payments based on undue hardship. Use the Transfer of Resources Notice to notify the individual of the result of the evaluation. 21.8. Examples Of Undue Hardship Determinations Example 1: Mr. Johnson files for AG benefits on 7/5/17. He transferred a resource on 5/15/17 and the uncompensated value will result in a period of