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Title 7: SNAP Page 5 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Household Composition Revised September 27, 2024 Elderly Members Who Are Disabled Elderly Members Who Are Disabled Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.1(b)(2) Policy: Under certain conditions, a person who is both elderly and disabled can buy and fix food with others and still be a separate household. However, an elderly and disabled person still cannot be a separate household from people that are listed under Mandatory Household Members. Procedure: Allow the elderly and disabled person to be a separate household when:  The person is unable to buy and fix food independently because of a permanent disability. The disability can be physical or mental, disease-related, or non-disease- related. Determine disability by observing the person or through a statement from a physician or a licensed or certified psychologist saying that the person is unable to buy and fix food without help.  The countable gross income of nonmandatory members living with the elderly and disabled person is at or less than 165% of the federal poverty level for the corresponding household size. The following chart gives the amount of monthly countable gross income that is 165% of poverty for the corresponding household size.

165% of the Poverty Level Number of People Maximum Gross Monthly Income Number of People Maximum Gross Monthly Income 1 $2,071 5 $5,030 2 $2,811 6 $5,770 3 $3,551 7 $6,510 4 $4,290 8 $7,249 For each additional member, add $740 Do not include the elderly and disabled person or that person’s mandatory household members when determining the household size and income of the other people living in the household. The other people in the household can get SNAP benefits separate from the elderly and disabled person only if the elderly and disabled person and that person’s mandatory household members are eligible to get SNAP benefits separately. This does not mean that the elderly and disabled person must accept SNAP benefits, only that eligibility exists.