County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants CAPI Program Guide Deeming of Resources Number Page 991042 1 of 2 Revision Date August 1 2019 A Background Resources like income are deemed from a sponsor and from any of the following who live in the same household as the customer Ineligible spouse Ineligible parent of minor child Ineligible spouse of such parent Purpose This section is revised for the sunset review No Program rules have changed B Policy 1 Deeming Limits The table below shows when the individual listed above will be required to deem resources to the customer It makes no difference if the resources are actually made available to the customer If the deemor is Then any countable resource in excess of an individual 2000 are deemed to the applicantrecipient a member of a married couple 3000 are deemed to the applicantrecipient 2 Parental Deeming Deem the resources from the parent to the child when they exceed the resource limit for An individual when the child lives with just one parent A couple when the child lives with both parents or one parent and the parents spouse 3 Exclusions to Deeming of Resources from Ineligible Spouse or Parent The following exclusions apply to deemed resources from an ineligible spouse or ineligible parent Same resource exclusions applicable to customers see 991044 Pension funds for example Individual Retirement Accounts IRA and workrelated pension plans Keogh belonging to an ineligible spouse or parent 4 Deeming of Resources from Sponsor The resources of any noncitizen are deemed to include the resources of the noncitizens sponsors regardless of if they live in the same household or if the sponsors actually make the resource available to the customer The following provisions apply The same resource exclusions applicable to customers apply to resources of the sponsors see 991044 The resources of the sponsors spouse are also included if the sponsor and hisher spouse live in the same household The resources of the sponsor and spouse if any are only counted if they exceed the applicable resource limits County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants CAPI Program Guide Deeming of Resources Number Page 991042 2 of 2 5 Indigence Exception Sponsor deeming may be suspended for 12 consecutive months if the indigence exception applies See 991013 for instructions on the indigence exception C Procedure Deem resources from the sponsor ineligible spouse or ineligible parents as stated in the policies above Other Program Impacts None References MPP 49037 and 4904057 ACL 9882 0067 and 0263 ACIN 6805 3309 0110 and 4712 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by 08312022 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations