# 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 372.354: 1 TAC § 372.354. Treatment of Resources in TANF, DIVISION 6. RESOURCES > Texas · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T1_P15_C372_S372_354 ## Section - **Citation:** 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 372.354 - **Heading:** 1 TAC § 372.354. Treatment of Resources in TANF, DIVISION 6. RESOURCES - **Jurisdiction:** Texas - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 1 ADMINISTRATION / Part 15 TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 372 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS / 1 TAC § 372.354 ## Text (a) In the TANF Program, the countable resources limit is $1,000. (b) Unless a resource is excluded under subsection (c) of this section, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) counts the resources of: (1) the members of the certified group; (2) each parent of a child in the certified group living in the household and ineligible or disqualified from receiving TANF benefits; (3) each sibling of a dependent child in the certified group living in the household and disqualified from receiving TANF benefits; and (4) the sponsors and the sponsors' spouses, for a household containing a sponsored alien. (c) HHSC excludes the following resources: (1) the value of one prepaid burial insurance policy or prepaid funeral plan per household member; (2) one burial plot per household member; (3) crime victim compensation funds; (4) earned income tax credit payments to applicants the month of receipt and the following month, and to recipients the month of receipt and the following 11 months; (5) the homestead and surrounding real property, including: (A) any structure, including a houseboat or a motor home, the household uses as its residence; (B) surrounding real property divided by a public right-of-way (such as a street or road) but not divided by real property owned by others; and (C) the homestead if it is temporarily unoccupied due to employment, training for future employment, illness, casualty, or natural disaster, as long as the household intends to return; (6) resources HHSC determines are not accessible to the household, including: (A) jointly owned property as described for SNAP in 7 CFR §273.8 (d); and (B) trust funds as described for SNAP in 7 CFR §273.8 (e)(8); (7) business property, including property retained for income-producing business purposes; (8) vehicles used to transport a disabled household member and property used to maintain such vehicles; (9) the cash value of all life insurance policies; (10) funds from the earned income of a child as described in §372.404(2) of this subchapter (relating to Countable and Excluded Income in TANF); (11) personal possessions HHSC determines are essential for daily living, such as clothing, jewelry, furniture, livestock, and farm equipment; (12) funds from a reimbursement intended for and actually used in the month of receipt to repair or replace a lost or damaged resource excluded under this section, but HHSC counts the funds from such a reimbursement, beginning in the month after receipt, to the extent the funds were not used as intended to repair or replace the lost or damaged resource; (13) federal, state, or local government payments provided to rebuild a home or replace personal possessions damaged in a disaster, including payments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. §5121 , et seq.), if the recipient is subject to legal sanction if the payment is not used as intended; (14) any resource federal law excludes; (15) funds in a retirement account excluded under 7 U.S.C. §2014 (g); (16) funds in an education account excluded under 7 U.S.C. §2014 (g); (17) loans, if the circumstances satisfy HHSC that there exists an understanding the money will be repaid, and the applicant or recipient reasonably explains to HHSC how the money will be repaid; (18) funds from educational assistance payments (but only during the quarter, semester, or applicable period the payment is intended to cover); (19) the value of real property the household is making a good faith effort to sell at a reasonable price; (20) funds excluded under §372.355(d) of this division (relating to Treatment of Resources in SNAP); (21) funds excluded under §372.404(25) of this subchapter; (22) the fair market value of one automobile up to $4,650; and (23) funds held in a school-based account or bond as described by §28.0024 of the Texas Education Code and authorized by §31.0039 of the Texas Human Resources Code. ## Nearby sections - [1 Tex. 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