Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 0300.45 Table of Contents - Standards of Assistance

Definitions - - - - - - - - 4500.01 Need and Income Standards - - - - - - - 4505 Standards of Assistance - - - - - - 4505.05 Need Standards - - - - - - - 4505.10 Determining Need Standard - - - - - - P-4505.05 Standard of Need (AFDC) - - - - - - - 4510 The Monthly Standard of Need - - - - - 4510.05 Regions - - - - - - - - 4510.10 AFDC Standards of Need - - - - - - 4510.15 Determining Standard of Need - - - - - P-4510.05 Special Needs (AFDC) - - - - - - - 4515 Emergency Housing - AFDC, AABD - - - - 4515.05 Emergency Telephone Installation - - - - - 4515.10 Meals on Wheels - - - - - - - 4515.15 Moving Expenses - - - - - - - 4515.20 Repair or Replacement of Essential Household Items - - - 4515.25 Replacement of Essential Clothing - - - - - 4515.30 Restaurant Meals - - - - - - - 4515.35 Security Deposit - Heating Service - - - - - 4515.40 Security Deposit - Housing - - - - - - 4515.45 Special School Expenses - - - - - - 4515.50 Storage Charges - - - - - - - 4515.55 Determining Eligibility for Emergency Housing - - - P-4515.05 Determining Need for Emergency Telephone Installation - - P-4515.10 Determining Need for Meals on Wheels - - - - P-4515.15 Determining Need for Moving Expenses - - - - P-4515.20 Determining Need for Repair or Replacement of Essential Household Items - - - - - P-4515.25 Determining Replacement of Essential Clothing - - - P-4515.30 Determining Need for Restaurant Meals - - - - P-4515.35 Determining Need for Security Deposit - Heating Service - - P-4515.40 Determining Need for Security Deposit - Housing - - - P-4515.45 Determining Need for Special School Expenses - - - P-4515.50 Determining Need for Storage Charges - - - - P-4515.55 Basic Needs (AABD) - - - - - - - - 4520 General Requirements - - - - - - - 4520.05 Rated Housing Facilities - - - - - - 4520.10 Non-rated Housing - - - - - - - 4520.15 Determining Basic Needs - - - - - - P-4520.05 Determining Basic Needs for Individuals in Both Rated and Non-rated Housing During a Month - - - P-4520.10 Non-Rated Housing - - - - - - - P-4520.15 Determining Basic Needs for Rated Facilities - - - P-4520.20 Special Needs (AABD) - - - - - - - 4525 Emergency Housing - - - - - - - 4525.05 Meals-on-Wheels - - - - - - - 4525.10 Moving Expenses - - - - - - - 4525.15 Purchase of Essential Clothing - - - - - 4525.20 Purchase, Repair or Replacement of Essential Household Items - 4525.25 Refuse Collection Fee - - - - - - - 4525.30 Restaurant and Congregate Meals - - - - - 4525.35 Security Deposit - Heating Service - - - - - 4525.40 Security Deposit - Housing - - - - - - 4525.45 Storage Charges - - - - - - - 4525.50 Telephone Installation - - - - - - 4525.55 Therapeutic Diets - - - - - - - 4525.60 Conversion Need Item (CNI) - - - - - - 4525.65 Determining Eligibility for Emergency Housing - - - P-4525.05 Determining the Number of Days of Eligibility for Emergency Housing - - - - - - P-4525.06 Determining Need for Meals-on-Wheels - - - - P-4525.10 Determining Need for Moving Expenses - - - - P-4525.15 Determining Need for Purchase of Essential Clothing - - P-4525.20 Determining Need for Purchase, Repair or Replacement of Essential Household Items - - - - - P-4525.25 Determining Need for Refuse Collection Fee - - - - P-4525.30 Determining Need for Restaurant and Congregate Meals - - P-4525.35 Determining Need for Security Deposit - Heating Service - - P-4525.40 Determining Need for Security Deposit - Housing - - - P-4525.45 Determining Need for Storage Charges - - - - P-4525.50 Determining Need for Telephone Installation - - - - P-4525.55 Determining Need for Therapeutic Diets - - - - P-4525.60 Medical Assistance Income Standards - - - - - - 4530 Categorically Needy Income Limits (CNIL) - - - - 4530.05 The Special Categorically Needy Income Limit Special (CNIL) - 4530.10 Medically Needy Income Limit (MNIL) - - - - 4530.15 Federal Poverty Level (MA-CN) - - - - - 4530.20 Determining CNIL Standards - - - - - - P-4530.05 Determining the Special CNIL - - - - - P-4530.10 Determining the Medically Needy Income Limit (MNIL) - - P-4530.15 Determining Eligibility for Pregnant Women/Children Under 185% of the Poverty Level (F13, F20) (F25) - - - P-4530.20 Determining Eligibility for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries - - - - - - P-4530.25 Determining Eligibility for Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries - - - - - - - P-4530.26

Food Stamp Eligibility Standards - - - - - - 4535 The Applied Income Limit - - - - - - 4535.05 The Thrifty Food Plan - - - - - - - 4535.10 The Thrifty Food Plan Amounts- - - - - - P-4535.10 Verification - - - - - - - - 4599 Verification Requirements - - - - - - 4599.05 Acceptable Forms of Verification - - - - - P-4599.05 Essential Household Furniture, Furnishings, Appliances and Clothing - - - - - - - - Appendix 4500

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS _________________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-06 Transmittal: UP-06-28 0300 _________________________________________________________________________________ Standards of Assistance 4500 _________________________________________________________________________________