State Asset Limit Toolkit (S.A.L.T.)

This tool kit is a supplement to the article by Dory Rand in the March-April 2007 issue of the Clearinghouse Review titled,"Reforming State Rules on Asset Limits: How to Remove Barriers to Saving and Asset Accumulation in Public Benefit Programs."

This toolkit is for advocates and policymakers who seek to reform or eliminate state asset limits. Administrative rules, bills, laws, public comments, and other advocacy materials as well as official analysis, media coverage, and information regarding the implementation and results of asset limit reform relating to asset limit reform are organized by state and by program. Please send additional materials and corrections to Dory Rand at doryrand@povertylaw.org .

Click on the public benefit program to learn what states are doing with regard to asset limits in that program:

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Food Stamps

Medicaid

General Assistance

What is going on around the country:

Click on a state to find current rules/laws in states that have attempted state asset limit reform or have higher than average limits:

Nebraska

TANF

Food Stamps

For sample bills, rules, and advocacy material that can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your state, please click HERE.

For more information on asset limit policies and asset poverty data in each state, see the 2007 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard at www.cfed.org/go/scorecard.

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