Section 12-7-2-200.5 - "Wasted resources""Wasted resources", for purposes of IC 12-20, means:
(1) the amount of money or resources expended by an applicant or an adult member of an applicant's household seeking township assistance during the thirty (30) days before the date of application for township assistance for items or services that are not basic necessities;(2) income, resources, or tax supported services lost or reduced as a result of a voluntary act during the sixty (60) days before the date of application for township assistance by an adult member of an applicant's household unless the adult member can establish a good reason for the act; or(3) lump sum amounts of money or resources from tax refunds, lawsuits, inheritances, or pension payments of at least four hundred dollars ($400) that are expended by: (A) an applicant seeking township assistance; or(B) an adult member of the applicant's household; during the one hundred eighty (180) days immediately preceding the date of application for township assistance for items or services that are not basic necessities if, at the time of the expenditure, there were amounts due and owing for items or services constituting basic necessities.
As added by P.L. 51-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L. 262-2003, SEC.1; P.L. 73-2005, SEC.9.