The household's home and surrounding lot, household good and personal belongings and life insurance policies are not counted as assets in the Food Stamp Program. The gross income is per household size and based on the gross monthly income received by all household members. See the table below for the gross income limits. If you use vehicles for annually producing income, to obtain medical services, as your home or for long distance travel for work, the vehicle may be totally exempt. Households must provide verification to show the amount owed and associated costs that would be involved in selling the vehicle.
Any excess amount is considered a resource.
Any vehicle, used for employment, training or education to prepare for employment, or to look for employment to meet the food stamp employment and training rules. The value counted as a resource for an unlicensed vehicle is always the equity value. Households with elderly or disabled members, as well as households which pass the gross income test, must also pass a net test to qualify. The net income is determined by subtracting certain allowable deductions from the gross income. Elderly households are those which contain members age 60 or older.