{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-416.1210","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 416.1210","heading":"Exclusions from resources; general.","body":"In determining the resources of an individual (and spouse, if any), the following items shall be excluded:\n(a) The home (including the land appertaining thereto) to the extent its value does not exceed the amount set forth in § 416.1212;\n(b) Household goods and personal effects as defined in § 416.1216;\n(c) An automobile, if used for transportation, as provided in § 416.1218;\n(d) Property of a trade or business which is essential to the means of self-support as provided in § 416.1222;\n(e) Nonbusiness property which is essential to the means of self-support as provided in § 416.1224;\n(f) Resources of a blind or disabled individual which are necessary to fulfill an approved plan for achieving self-support as provided in § 416.1226;\n(g) Stock in regional or village corporations held by natives of Alaska during the twenty-year period in which the stock is inalienable pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see § 416.1228);\n(h) Life insurance owned by an individual (and spouse, if any) to the extent provided in § 416.1230;\n(i) Restricted allotted Indian lands as provided in § 416.1234;\n(j) Payments or benefits provided under a Federal statute other than title XVI of the Social Security Act where exclusion is required by such statute;\n(k) Disaster relief assistance as provided in § 416.1237;\n(l) Burial spaces and certain funds up to $1,500 for burial expenses as provided in § 416.1231;\n(m) Title XVI or title II retroactive payments as provided in § 416.1233;\n(n) Housing assistance as provided in § 416.1238;\n(o) Refunds of Federal income taxes and advances made by an employer relating to an earned income tax credit, as provided in § 416.1235;\n(p) Payments received as compensation for expenses incurred or losses suffered as a result of a crime as provided in § 416.1229;\n(q) Relocation assistance from a State or local government as provided in § 416.1239;\n(r) Dedicated financial institution accounts as provided in § 416.1247;\n(s) Gifts to children under age 18 with life-threatening conditions as provided in § 416.1248;\n(t) Restitution of title II, title VIII or title XVI benefits because of misuse by certain representative payees as provided in § 416.1249;\n(u) Any portion of a grant, scholarship, fellowship, or gift used or set aside for paying tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses as provided in § 416.1250;\n(v) Payment of a refundable child tax credit, as provided in § 416.1235; and\n(w) Any annuity paid by a State to a person (or his or her spouse) based on the State's determination that the person is:\n(1) A veteran (as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101); and\n(2) Blind, disabled, or aged.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 416—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED","Subpart L—Resources and Exclusions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"7fddda91dd0e811ae8cb94431dd9651f5617db32ed67927571bcc16b63d55e97","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-416.1208","next":"us/20-cfr-416.1212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}