20 CFR § 418.3401 - What are resources?

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title: "20 CFR § 418.3401 - What are resources?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "418.3401"
section_name: "What are resources?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "418"
part_name: "MEDICARE SUBSIDIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "70 FR 77675, Dec. 30, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "418"
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# 418.3401 What are resources?

For purposes of this subpart, resources are cash or other assets that an individual owns and could convert to cash to be used for his or her support and maintenance.