Indiana Code
Chapter 2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Granting of Assistance
12-14-2-1. Determination of Eligibility; Amount of Assistance and Beginning Date; Exclusions From Consideration in Determining Eligibility

Sec. 1. (a) After the investigation under IC 12-14-1-6, the county office shall decide the following:
(1) Whether the child is eligible for assistance under this article.
(2) The amount of assistance.
(3) The date assistance begins.
(b) The county office may not consider:
(1) money in an individual development account under IC 4-4-28 that belongs to the child or a member of the child's family;
(2) the value of the real property that is the child's primary residence;
(3) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of total equity value (as defined in 470 IAC 10.3-4-2) in motor vehicles that belong to one (1) or more members of the child's family;
(4) a Holocaust victim's settlement payment received by the child or a member of the child's family; or
(5) money earned by the child or a member of the child's family as a student participating in:
(A) a paid internship;
(B) a work based learning course (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.7); or
(C) paid postsecondary work experience that allows the individual to apply for a related apprenticeship (as defined by IC 20-43-8-0.3);
when determining whether the individual is eligible for assistance under this article.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.66; P.L.5-1993, SEC.79; P.L.15-1997, SEC.3; P.L.126-1998, SEC.1; P.L.128-1999, SEC.9; P.L.14-2020, SEC.3; P.L.168-2021, SEC.2; P.L.83-2022, SEC.3.