1035.000.00 REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (AB)

The requirements for AB/SAB eligibility are defined in 208.030.4 RSMo., as follows:

'The Family Support Division shall make monthly payments to persons meeting the eligibility standards for the Aid to the Blind program in effect December 31, 1973, who are bona fide residents of the State of Missouri.'

1035.005.00 REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY LIMIT

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In order to be eligible, the claimant must not own real or personal property in excess of $3,000 per individual, or $6,000 if married and living together or separated for the purpose of receiving medical care or nursing home care for dates prior to July 1, 2018. As of July 1, 2018, the resource maximums for AB are the same as those for OAA/PTD found in Section 1030.000.00. Property considered would be that owned by either or both.

If the spouses are separated for any reason other than for the purpose of receiving medical care or nursing home care, each may own real or personal property in the appropriate single, individual person . In such cases, if property is owned jointly, consider one-half of the combined equity in the property in determining the eligibility of each claimant. This includes the equal distribution of all jointly owned real and personal property in which both spouses are recorded owners.

1035.005.05 REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY EXCLUSIONS

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  1. Homestead Exemption: For the purposes of this determination, the word 'home' is defined as:
    1. If rural property, includes the acreage on which the home is located, plus any adjoining acreage which is a part of that farming unit (property will be considered as adjoining even though a road may separate two tracts, if the property is farmed as a single unit); and
    2. If town or city property, include lots on which there is no dwelling but which adjoin the residence (regardless of the number of lots so long as they are in the same city block).

      If an SAB recipient leaves the home and enters an institution, etc., the home becomes an available resource immediately and the 24 month rule does not apply.

  2. Burial lot for claimant and/or spouse.
  3. Real or personal property used directly by the blind person in remunerative employment. Rental property does not meet this exclusion.
  4. Clothing.
  5. Furniture and household equipment.
  6. Personal jewelry.
  7. Relocation Assistance Payments: Section 216 of Public Law 91-646 provides that 'relocation' payments for property pur-chased by the State Highway Department or property purchased under the Housing Act, which results in the relocation of an assistance recipient, shall not be considered in determining eligibility for public assistance.

    Disregard Relocation Assistance Payments which are used to purchase other real property until such time as the other real property is sold or transferred or until the period of time designated shall expire.

  8. Health Savings Accounts (HSA's) and Independent Living Accounts (ILA's) are excludable with consideration to the same limitations found in Section 1025.015.10.

1035.005.10 REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY INCLUDED

  1. Cash in personal possession or in safe-deposit box, deposits in bank, building and loan or trust companies, stocks, bonds, mortgages, promissory notes, balances owed claimant on sales contract, savings bonds, building and loan certificates, person-al notes, bills of exchange, bank checks, certificates of deposit and similar instruments, both negotiable and non-negotiable.
  2. The cash surrender value of all life insurance policies and revocable burial contracts owned by the client. There is no cash surrender value exemption allowed in AB/SAB cases.
  3. Equity in salable personal property, such as livestock, automobile, truck, farm surplus and machinery, unless covered in Real or Personal Property Exclusions.
  4. Any real property not covered in Real or Personal Property Exclusions.

1035.005.15 ESTABLISHING THE VALUE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Policies for establishing the value of real and personal property are the same as those for OAA and PTD. Refer to Section 1030.000.00.

1035.010.00 DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON

Refer to Section 1030.040.00.

1035.015.00 AVAILABILITY OF INHERITANCE

Refer to Section 1030.045.00.

1035.020.00 STATUTORY ALLOWANCES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE OR UNMARRIED MINOR CHILDREN

Refer to Section 1030.050.00.