Eligibility and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)
Guidance for : I am writing to you as part of an interagency effort to assure that the policies applied under Federal needs-based programs do not negatively affect Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) funded under the Assets for Independence Act (AFIA), Public Law 105-285. The purpose of these IDAs is to improve the economic independence and stability of individuals and families and to promote and support the transition to economic self-sufficiency.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 14, 2000
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