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Eligibility

1. State residence (intent to live in South Carolina; migrants are considered state Residents unless they maintain a domicile in another state);



2. U.S. citizen or legally admitted alien for permanent residence;



3. Institutional status (covers county inmates awaiting trial, but not inmates or residents of other governmental institutions);



4. Gross family income cannot exceed 200% of federal poverty guidelines;



5. Resource limits:


1. Primary Residence
   
   
   
   1. A family farm of 50 acres or less on which the applicant or his family has resided for at least 25 years is totally excluded from resources; and
   2. All other $35,000 limit on equity value
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2. Equity interest in all other real property and taxable personal property (such as motor vehicles), cannot exceed a combined total value of $6,000.



3. Liquid assets (assets in cash or payable in cash on demand including financial instruments convertible into cash within twenty workdays).



1. Cannot exceed $500; and
2. An applicant with excess liquid assets may establish eligibility by spending the family's excess liquid assets on valid debts of the family such as rent/mortgage, utilities and medical expenses.