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§1309 Amounts disregarded not to be taken into account in determining eligibility of other individuals

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part Part A— - General Provisions › § 1309

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A State must not count any money it ignores or puts aside for future needs when deciding one person’s eligibility or benefit amount under a State plan approved under subchapter I, X, XIV, XVI, or XIX. That same ignored or set‑aside money also must not be counted when deciding any other person’s eligibility or benefit under a State plan approved under any of those subchapters.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1309

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Any amount which is disregarded (or set aside for future needs) in determining the eligibility of and amount of the aid or assistance for any individual under a State plan approved under subchapter I, X, XIV, XVI, or XIX,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. shall not be taken into consideration in determining the eligibility of and amount of aid or assistance for any other individual under a State plan approved under any other of such subchapters.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–193 struck out “or part A of subchapter IV,” after “subchapter I, X, XIV, XVI, or XIX,”. 1968—Pub. L. 90–248 struck out “IV,” after “I,” and inserted “, or part A of subchapter IV,” after “XIX”. 1965—Pub. L. 89–97 substituted requirement that amounts disregarded be not taken into account in determining eligibility of other individuals, for former provisions which had provided that: “Notwithstanding the provisions of section 302(a)(10)(A), 602(a)(7), 1202(a)(8), 1352(a)(8), and 1382(a)(14) of this title, a State plan approved under subchapter I, IV, X, XIV, or XVI of this chapter may until June 30, 1954, and thereafter shall provide that where earned income has been disregarded in determining the need of an individual receiving aid to the blind under a State plan approved under subchapter X of this chapter, the earned income so disregarded (but not in excess of the amount specified in section 1202(a)(8) of this title) shall not be taken into consideration in determining the need of any other individual for assistance under a State plan approved under subchapter I, IV, X, XIV, or XVI of this chapter”. 1962—Pub. L. 87–543 substituted reference to section 302(a)(10)(A) for 302(a)(7) and inserted references to section 1382(a)(14) and subchapter XVI.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–193 effective July 1, 1997, with transition rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193, as amended, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 601 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1309

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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