(Information has been compiled from several sources and may not be current.)
State
TANF Policy
Alabama
Excludes the value of one car per
licensed driver in the assistance unit.
Alaska
Excludes the value of a vehicle
used for family transportation necessary to meet basic needs, including
obtaining food, medical care, other essentials, or for transportation
to or from school, work, or training. A vehicle is also exempt if
used as the family’s home, to transport a disabled family member,
to produce self-employment income, or for a family to participate
in a work activity approved by the State agency. The equity value
of any non-exempted vehicle is counted toward the asset limit.
Arizona
Excludes the value of one car with
highest equity value. Counts the equity value of remaining vehicles.
Also excludes value of vehicle used to produce income and vehicles
belonging to a household that includes an SSI recipient.
Arkansas
Excludes the value of one car.
California
Excludes the fair market value
for a car up to $4,650.
Colorado
Excludes the value of one car.
Connecticut
Excludes equity value of one car
up to $9,500.
Delaware
Excludes the equity value of a
primary vehicle up to $4,650. Entire equity of other vehicles is
counted.
District of Columbia
Excludes the fair market value
up to $4,650.
Florida
Cars may not exceed a combined
value of $8,500.
Georgia
Excludes the equity value up to
$4,650 of one car that is used for work, training, or education
preparatory to job search. Also excludes $1,500 of equity value
of one vehicle not used for purposes listed in previous sentence.
Hawaii
Excludes the value of one car.
Idaho
Excludes the fair market value
of $4,650. The value of one specially equipped vehicle used to transport
a disabled family member is not counted in determining resources.
Illinois
Excludes the equity value of one
vehicle per family. If more than one vehicle, the exclusion is applied
to the vehicle with the greatest equity value and the equity value
of remaining vehicles is counted toward the asset limit unless the
vehicle is inaccessible.
Indiana
Excludes equity value of $5,000
for one vehicle per assistance unit. If more than one vehicle, the
exclusion is applied to the vehicle with the greatest equity value.
No amount is excluded from the equity value of the remaining vehicle
even if the equity value of the primary vehicle is less than $5,000.
Iowa
Excludes equity of $3,959.
Kansas
Excludes one vehicle, and other
vehicles used for work or other special purposes.
Kentucky
Excludes the value of one car.
Louisiana
Excludes up to $10,000 equity value
of one vehicle.
Maine
Excludes the value of one car.
Maryland
Excludes the value of one car per
household.
Massachusetts
Excludes up to $5,000 of the fair
market value of one car. The fair market value of any remaining
vehicles is counted toward the asset limit.
Michigan
Excludes the value of all cars.
Minnesota
Excludes all vehicles essential
to operating a self-employment business, 1 vehicle per physically
disabled person, any vehicle used for long-distance travel for employment,
any vehicle if at least 50% of its use is to produce income. Excludes
equity value of $7,500 for the highest valued vehicle that is not
excluded.
Mississippi
Excludes one vehicle. Excludes
up to $4,650 fair market value of a second vehicle.
Missouri
Excludes the value of one car and
up to $1,500 equity in additional vehicle.
Montana
Excludes the value of one car and
all income producing vehicles.
Nebraska
Excludes the value of one car if
used for employment, medical transportation or is the household’s
home; otherwise, entire equity value is counted.
Nevada
Excludes the value of one car.
Equity value used for non-excluded vehicles.
New Hampshire
Excludes one vehicle per adult.
New Jersey
Excludes the fair market value
of one vehicle up to $9,500. A second vehicle may be exempt if fair
market value does not exceed $4,650 and if vehicle is essential
to commute to work or training, or to transport a handicapped individual.
New Mexico
Excludes the value of one vehicle
where public transportation is available. In other areas, one car
is excluded for each participant engaged in work.
New York
Excludes fair market value of $4,650
for one vehicle; if car is needed for work, fair market value of
$9,300 (or higher at district option) is excluded.
North Carolina
Excludes one vehicle per adult.
For additional vehicles, entire equity value is counted.
North Dakota
Excludes one vehicle.
Ohio
Excludes the value of all cars.
Oklahoma
Excludes equity value up to $5,000.
Equity value of remaining vehicles is counted toward asset limit.
Oregon
Excludes equity value up to $10,000
of one licensed vehicle. The equity value of remaining vehicles
is counted toward the asset limit.
Pennsylvania
Excludes the value of one car.
Rhode Island
Excludes the fair market value
of any vehicle up to $4,650 or $1,500 equity in the vehicle, whichever
is lower.
South Carolina
Excludes one registered vehicle
per licensed driver. Also excludes vehicles owned by or used to
transport a disabled person, vehicles essential to self-employment,
income producing vehicles, and vehicles used as a home.
South Dakota
Excludes one vehicle per household
and fair market value up to $4,650 for any additional vehicles.
Also excludes value of vehicle used to carry water or fuel, or to
produce income.
Tennessee
Excludes equity value to $4,600
for one vehicle.
Texas
Excludes the fair market value
up to $4,650.
Utah
Excludes equity value of one vehicle
up to $8,000. (No limit when equipped to transport disabled household
member.)
Vermont
Excludes value of one car.
Virginia
For participants in Virginia Initiative
for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW), the fair market value up to $7,500
for one vehicle is excluded. For non-VIEW participants or for a
second vehicle for VIEW participants, $1,500 equity is excluded.
Washington
Excludes equity value of one vehicle
up to $5,000. Excludes entire value of licensed vehicle needed to
transport a physically disabled household member.
West Virginia
Excludes value of one vehicle;
counts fair market value of all others.
Wisconsin
Excludes first $10,000 in combined
equity value of all vehicles.
Wyoming
Excludes the value up to $12,000.
Virgin Islands
Excludes equity value up to $1,500
for one vehicle.
Summary of TANF Policies for Primary Vehicles:
2 States exclude all vehicles MI & OH;
4 States exclude one vehicle per adult AL, NH, NC, &
SC;
19 States exclude one vehicleper assistance unit
AK, AZ, AR, CO, HI, IL, KS, KY, ME, MD, MS, MO, MT, NV, ND, PA, SD,
VT, & WV;
2 States exclude one vehicle under certain circumstances
NE & NM;
8 States have high equity or fair market value exclusions ($7,000
- $12,000) -- CT, LA, MN, NJ, OR, UT, VA &WY;
13 States have equity or fair market value exclusions between
$4,600 - $5,000 CA, DE, DC, GA, ID, IN, MA, NY, OK, RI, TN, TX
& WA; and
4 States have other equity exclusions IA excludes equity
of $3,959; FL has a combined equity exclusion of $8,500 for all vehicles;
WI has a combined equity exclusion of $10,000 and VI excludes $1,500
in equity.
