Obsoleted by FOM 2008-37.

Minimum wage increase affects Food Stamp work requirement; mortgage crisis relocation benefits not countable

Explains that rebates are noncountable income but are counted as assets under cash and Food Stamp programs, and the differences in how they are counted as assets in the different programs.

An asset  is considered inaccessible, and therefore not countable, if the indvidual is a victim of domestic violence and trying to access the asset would put her at risk of further domestic violence.

EAEDC; lump sum income; TAFDC: Child care for teen parent in foster care; All programs: how to count personal property for asset limit purposes.

EA: difference between refusing shelter placement and abandoning shelter; FS: babysitting income is self-employment earnings; TAFDC: fair market and equity asset limits on car value.

TAFDC: assignment of child support for family cap child, how to count value of specially equipped van for disabled family member.

EAEDC: application is also application for Medicaid; AFDC: explanation of first cousin once removed; AFDC and EAEDC: treatment of tax refunds and EIC; AFDC: If applicant received final paycheck before application and is not working, do not count past paychecks even if received within last 4 weeks; FS: worker can  not submit SSN change and case reopen on same day or FS will not issue.

Leased vehicles not countable; treatment of tax refunds and EIC; TAFDC: how many pay stubs to use to calculate financial eligibility for extension for recipient who has just started working; FS: when to start counting ineligibility period for voluntary quit prior to application; FS: 60 days of job search counts for 12 calendar months regardless of whether case closes and reopens;  TAFDC: Sponsor deeming.

Leased vehicles not countable assets; Funeral benefits available for family cap child; FS: counting excess income of child in institution; FS: exclusion of car used for disabled family member.

FS Work Program counts only months of FS receipt in MA; TAFDC program does not count SSI dedicated accounts as assets.

All programs: treatment of irrevocable trusts; FS: eligibility of students over 18 who work during the summer; FS: verification  deadlines; DMA responsible for paying for transportation to medical appoinitments and methadone clinics; FS: effect of period of ineligibility  imposed by another state; FS: meal fees included in rent charge must be deducted for purposes of shelter deduction.

Treatment of time shares for asset determination purposes; old AFDC case issues.