---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 263.23"
title: "45"
number: "263.23"
heading: "How does a State prevent a recipient from using the IDA account for unqualified purposes?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/263.23"
---

# §263.23. How does a State prevent a recipient from using the IDA account for unqualified purposes?


To prevent recipients from using the IDA account improperly, States may do the following:

- (a) Count withdrawals as earned income in the month of withdrawal (unless already counted as income);
- (b) Count withdrawals as resources in determining eligibility; or
- (c) Take such other steps as the State has established in its State plan or written State policies to deter inappropriate use.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 604, 607, 609, and 862a; Pub. L. 109-171.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 17893, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.