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statement of a physician or psychiatrist or by other relevant documentation such as receipt of social security disability benefits or supplemental security income for the child, and the child’s disability is severe enough to preclude one parent’s participation in work activities because that parent is needed in the home to care for the child. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 2/27/97, Register 141; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 10/1/2001, Register 159; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005 Editor’s note: As of Register 171 (October 2004), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and sec. 12, ch. 107, SLA 2004, the regulations attorney made technical changes to reflect the name change of the child support enforcement agency to the child support services agency made by sec. 1, ch. 107, SLA 2004. 7 AAC 45.527. Standard shelter allowance; reduction for low shelter costs. (a) The portion of the ATAP payment allocated as the standard shelter allowance under AS 47.27.025(d) is 30 percent of the assistance unit’s need standard, as determined under 7 AAC 45.520. (b) An assistance unit that does not include a caretaker relative is not subject to a reduction in payment due to low shelter costs. For other assistance units, the amount of the reduction required by 7 AAC 45.525 for low shelter costs is calculated by subtracting from the standard shelter allowance the amount of the assistance unit’s allowable shelter costs established under 7 AAC 45.528. If the amount calculated is less than $1, the amount of the reduction for low shelter costs is $0. (Eff. 2/27/97, Register 141; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005