AID TO THE NEEDY DISABLED STATE ONLY (AND-SO) PROGRAM
The Aid to the Needy Disabled State Only (AND-SO) program provides interim assistance to clients age eighteen (18) through fifty-nine (59) years of age (unless diagnosed with blindness, then age zero (0) through 59 years of age); who are disabled or blind but have not been approved for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Individuals are required to meet the total disability requirements identified in this section, in addition to the non-financial and financial eligibility requirements in this section and sections 3.520.71 and 3.520.72. Individuals who are partially disabled or have a short-term disability are not eligible. A. The total AND-SO grant standard is $248.00, effective April 1, 2022. B. The grant standard for AND-SO shall be adjusted as needed to remain within available appropriations. Appeals shall not be allowed for grant standard adjustments necessary to stay within available appropriations.