Tennessee Code Title 13. Public Planning and Housing § 13-11-115

(a) No payment received by a displaced person under this chapter shall be considered as income or resources for the purposes of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any state law or for the purposes of the state's corporation tax law, or other tax laws.

(b) These payments shall not be considered as income or resources of any recipient of public assistance and the payments shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would be entitled.

(c) No payments under this chapter shall be subject to attachment or execution at law or equity.