UPM P-2020.10 - Determining Separate Units

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date:10-1-11 Transmittal: UP-11-09 P-2020.10 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Assistance Unit Composition PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Procedures SNAP _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Determining Separate Units ______________________________________________________________________________

P-2020.10 1. Grant assistance as a separate unit to an individual who has the separate assistance unit option according to policy when the individual states he or she buys and prepares meals separately from any other individuals who live with him or her.

2. To determine separate status of an individual age 60 or over who does not buy and prepare food separately from other individuals who live with them:

° accept SSI or OASDI disability findings;

° judge from observation and discussion the permanent inability of the individual to buy and prepare food.

3. When an individual meets the requirements for separate status in #2, treat the individual's spouse as follows:

° include the spouse in the separate unit;

° disregard the spouse's ability to buy and prepare meals;

apply the spouse's income only in a determination of the eligibility of the separate unit, not in the 165% test.

The following table reflects the gross monthly income limits based on 165% of the SNAP Applied Income Limit for determining separate household status for elderly people who do not buy and prepare food separately from those they with whom they live because they are incapable of doing so due to disability:

The following table reflects the gross monthly income limits based on 165% of the SNAP Applied Income Limit:

Household Size 165% SNAP Applied Income Limit

1 $1,498 2 $2,023 3 $2,548 4 $3,074 5 $3,599 6 $4,124 7 $4,649 8 $5,175 Each additional member $526