When determining eligibility for Vendor assistance the home of the applicant or recipient when the home is providing shelter to the applicant or recipient, or his spouse or dependent child shall be disregarded. A ‘home’ is defined as real property that is furnishing shelter to the individual, the individual’s spouse or dependent child. A mobile home that is furnishing shelter is included in this definition regardless of whether the mobile home can be moved or who owns the land on which it is located.
All the land on which the home is located is considered part of the home so long as the land is adjoining and there is no other home on the land. Land in a city or town must be in the same city block. Land in rural areas is considered adjoining even though a road may separate two tracts.
Home equity and ownership are to be verified. Effective January 1, 2020 if a participant’s equity interest (fair market value less secured indebtedness, mortgage, or reverse mortgage) in their primary home is over $595,000, they are not eligible for MO HealthNet under Vendor assistance programs Missouri Department of Social Services Income Maintenance Manual.