What is NOT counted as a Resource(Asset) by Social Security when applying for extra help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs?

What does not count as a resource?
Social Security does not count:

Your primary residence;
Your personal possessions;
Your vehicle(s);
Resources you could not easily convert to cash, such as jewelry or home furnishings;
Property you need for self-support, such as rental property or land you use to grow produce for home consumption;
Non-business property essential to your self-support;
Life insurance policies;
Burial expenses including burial plots and up to $1,500 per person for burial expenses;
Interest earned on money you plan to use for burial expenses; and
Certain other money you are holding is not counted for nine months, such as:
- Retroactive Social Security or Supplemental —Security Income (SSI) payments;
- Housing assistance;
- Tax advances and refunds related to earned income tax credits and child tax credits;
- Economic recovery payments;
- Compensation you receive as a crime victim; and
- Relocation assistance from a state or local government.

You should contact Social Security for other resource exclusions.

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(Source: Social Security Administration: Understanding The Extra Help With Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan publication 10508, SSA Publication No. 05-10115, January 2011. Additional examples and links from this site)