(a) An account owner’s savings and matching funds shall not affect his or her eligibility for any means-tested public benefits, including, but not limited to, Medicaid, state children’s health insurance programs, TANF, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, supplemental security income, or government-subsidized foster care and adoption payments, and child care or housing payments.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 38-14-10

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Funds deposited in individual development accounts shall not be counted as income, assets, or resources of the account owner for the purpose of determining financial eligibility for assistance or service pursuant to any federal, federally assisted, state, or municipal program based on need.