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Liquid resources of an alien’s sponsor or sponsor’s spouse, including bank accounts, stocks, bonds, and savings certificates, are considered available to the alien applying for benefits.
Exception: When determining food stamp eligibility and benefit amount for sponsored non-citizen individuals under age 18, do not count the resources of the child’s sponsor (or the sponsor’s spouse).
• Count or exclude the sponsor’s resources and that of their spouse as if they were applying for the same category of assistance for which the alien applies.
• Deem liquid resources of an alien’s sponsor or sponsor’s spouse to the sponsored alien until:
- the sponsored alien becomes a naturalized citizen;
- the sponsored alien can be credited with 40 qualifying quarters of work; or
- the sponsor dies.
• Compute the total countable resources of the sponsor and the sponsor’s spouse.
• Subtract $1,500.
• Count the remaining balance as available to the alien.
Treatment: Countable Resource