Will your car disqualify you from SNAP?

Worried your car is too valuable for SNAP? In most states the asset test is waived, so no vehicle counts. Where it does apply, one car per adult is excluded and only an additional vehicle's value over $4,650 (or its equity) counts. Pick your state to see your situation.

Last reviewed: 2026-06-03

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Sources

  • 7 CFR § 273.8(f) — vehicle resource rules: $4,650 fair-market-value exclusion, equity test, low-equity ($1,500) exclusion
  • USDA FNS — Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (states that waive the asset test)
  • CBPP — vehicle asset policies ($4,650 frozen since the 1977 Food Stamp Act)

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