20 CFR §416.1210
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In determining the resources of an individual (and spouse, if any), the following items shall be excluded:
- (a)The home (including the land appertaining thereto) to the extent its value does not exceed the amount set forth in § 416.1212;
- (b)Household goods and personal effects as defined in § 416.1216;
- (c)An automobile, if used for transportation, as provided in § 416.1218;
- (d)Property of a trade or business which is essential to the means of self-support as provided in § 416.1222;
- (e)Nonbusiness property which is essential to the means of self-support as provided in § 416.1224;
- (f)Resources of a blind or disabled individual which are necessary to fulfill an approved plan for achieving self-support as provided in § 416.1226;
- (g)Stock in regional or village corporations held by natives of Alaska during the twenty-year period in which the stock is inalienable pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see § 416.1228);
- (h)Life insurance owned by an individual (and spouse, if any) to the extent provided in § 416.1230;
- (i)Restricted allotted Indian lands as provided in § 416.1234;
- (j)Payments or benefits provided under a Federal statute other than title XVI of the Social Security Act where exclusion is required by such statute;
- (k)Disaster relief assistance as provided in § 416.1237;
- (l)Burial spaces and certain funds up to $1,500 for burial expenses as provided in § 416.1231;
- (m)Title XVI or title II retroactive payments as provided in § 416.1233;
- (n)Housing assistance as provided in § 416.1238;
- (o)Refunds of Federal income taxes and advances made by an employer relating to an earned income tax credit, as provided in § 416.1235;
- (p)Payments received as compensation for expenses incurred or losses suffered as a result of a crime as provided in § 416.1229;
- (q)Relocation assistance from a State or local government as provided in § 416.1239;
- (r)Dedicated financial institution accounts as provided in § 416.1247;
- (s)Gifts to children under age 18 with life-threatening conditions as provided in § 416.1248;
- (t)Restitution of title II, title VIII or title XVI benefits because of misuse by certain representative payees as provided in § 416.1249;
- (u)Any portion of a grant, scholarship, fellowship, or gift used or set aside for paying tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses as provided in § 416.1250;
- (v)Payment of a refundable child tax credit, as provided in § 416.1235; and
- (w)Any annuity paid by a State to a person (or his or her spouse) based on the State's determination that the person is: