The following resources are not considered in determining the family’s TEA eligibility:

1. The family’s homestead. (See TEA 2272.1 for more information regarding the homestead.)
2. One motor vehicle.
3. Household and personal goods.
4. Income-producing real or personal property.
5. Earmarked resources. This includes educational grants, loans, settlement payments that are intended and used for purposes which preclude their use for current living costs, etc.
6. Earned Income Credit (EIC) and other tax refunds.
7. Any type of life insurance policy, including the cash surrender value of the policy.
8. One burial plot per TEA family member.
9. Payments made under any federal, state, or local disaster assistance program.
10. Any property or payment required to be disregarded for eligibility purposes according to federal or state statute. See the Note on the following page.
11. When the unit consists of a minor parent and his or her child, the resources of the minor parent’s parent(s) or stepparent.
12. The resources of the spouse of a non-parent relative who is included in the TEA cash assistance unit. Note: If jointly owned, the caretaker relative’s prorata share will be counted.
13. Individual Development Accounts (IDA). (See TEA 3445)

NOTE: At any time there is a question as to whether a particular type of property or payment may be disregarded under Item #10 above, the worker should submit the pertinent documents or information concerning the property or payment to the Office of Program Planning and Development, Slot 1220 for a determination. This information should include the specific federal or state statute under which it is believed the disregarded treatment is required.