diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29bb2d..a1e9aee1a97 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: minor
+  changes:
+    added:
+      - Connect SNAP asset test to SIPP-imputed liquid assets (bank accounts, stocks, bonds) so the resource limit binds in microsimulation.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/snap_assets.py b/policyengine_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/snap_assets.py
index 4462debdfaf..1de3a7bd921 100644
--- a/policyengine_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/snap_assets.py
+++ b/policyengine_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/snap_assets.py
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ class snap_assets(Variable):
     value_type = float
     entity = SPMUnit
     definition_period = YEAR
-    documentation = "Countable assets for SNAP limits"
+    documentation = (
+        "Countable liquid assets for SNAP resource limits. "
+        "Includes bank accounts, stocks, and bonds per "
+        "7 USC 2014(g). Excludes retirement accounts, "
+        "education savings, and vehicles."
+    )
     label = "SNAP assets"
     unit = USD
+    reference = ("https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/7/2014#g",)
+
+    adds = ["spm_unit_cash_assets"]