KRS 205.210: Amount of assistance -- Proration in case of deficiency -- Resources

defined.

(1) The amount of public assistance to be granted shall be determined with due regard

to the needs and resources of the individual and family as prescribed by regulation,

provided, that if available funds during a budgetary period are insufficient to meet

the full needs of the recipients in all or any of the categories of public assistance, the

funds available shall be reasonably prorated to recipients in such categories

according to pending and anticipated applications during such budgetary period.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, resources in any given

case shall be deemed to include among other things:

(a) The income and any property belong ing to any applicant or recipient; except

the exemptions of the kind and the amount of income prescribed by

regulations within the scope of the public assistance titles of the Social

Security Act, its amendments and other federal acts and regulations;

(b) The income and any property of the spouse living with any needy aged, needy

blind or needy permanently and totally disabled person; and

(c) Such income and resources as may be available to applicants or recipients

from persons legally liable for their support.

The price brought on the sale of property at a public auction conducted by a licensed

auctioneer shall be deemed to be the fair market value of that property.

(3) The value of any property voluntarily transferred by any applicant or recipient or the

spouse living with any applicant or recipient for the purpose of establishing

eligibility for public assistance shall be deemed a resource of such applicant or

recipient under this section.