If a household member performs an invalid resource transfer the entire
household is ineligible for assistance for a period of time. Members are
not eligible for assistance until the period of ineligibility or sanction
has expired. If they apply prior to the expiry of the period of
ineligibility they are determined ineligible. The following rules
determine if a resource transfer is invalid and how the period of
ineligibility is calculated. On application check if a period of
ineligibility exists for a household and period of ineligibility has not
expired. See Invalid Resource Transfer Determination section below. If
period of ineligibility has expired, determine if invalid resource
transfer exists. If period of ineligibility has not expired, household is
ineligible.
Invalid Resource Transfer Determination
For every asset transferred by any household member in the 3 months
prior to application or any time during the certification period:
- Determine if the resource is countable or excluded.
- For countable resources, determine if an Invalid Resource Transfer
Exception applies.
- For transfers that are not allowed, determine the uncompensated
value for each transfer.
- When the uncompensated value is greater than 0, a period of
ineligibility applies for each invalid resource transfer
Invalid Resource Transfer Exceptions
Eligibility for Cash Assistance will not be affected by the following
transfers:
- Resources which are transferred between members of the same
household (including ineligible aliens or disqualified person whose
resources are being considered available to the household).
- Resources which are transferred for reasons other than qualifying
or attempting to qualify for Cash Assistance benefits between members
of the same household (including ineligible aliens or disqualified
person whose resources are being considered available to the
household).
Calculate Period of Ineligibility
The Period of
Ineligibility is calculated as follows:
- Determine the uncompensated value of the asset transfer
- Determine the maximum benefit amount for the household size
- Divide the uncompensated value by the maximum benefit amount for
the household size
- Round result down to the nearest whole number to determine the
number of months of ineligibility
- Period of Ineligibility is for the number of months determined in
step 4