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MS 2000 [2]

Boarder: An individual or multiple individuals residing with a household and paying reasonable compensation to the household for lodging and meals or residing in a commercial boarding house.

Boarding House: An establishment licensed as a commercial enterprise that offers meals and lodging for payment. In areas without licensing requirements, a boarding house is a commercial establishment that offers meals and lodging for payment with the intent of making a profit. The number of boarders residing in a boarding house is not used to determine if a boarding house is a commercial enterprise. The household of the operator of a boarding house may participate in the program separately and apart from the residents of a boarding house if that household meets all other eligibility requirements.

Cafeteria Plan: Under some pay/benefit plans, an employee may choose to have the employer withhold money from wages to pay expenses such as childcare, medical expenses, etc. If the benefit plan involves money owed to the recipient, it is countable income. As each cafeteria plan is unique, it must be reviewed thoroughly to determine if the funds would otherwise be available to the household.

Call Services Worker (CSW): CSWs are responsible for incoming and outgoing calls related to all benefit programs. Their goal is to resolve the concern or request on the first call whenever possible. This job function may include application and recertification phone interviews, resolving complaints, providing information or answering questions, processing case changes, etc.

Capital Gain: Profit resulting from the sale of capital investments such as stocks, real estate, etc.

Collateral Contact: A verbal or written confirmation of a household's circumstances by a person outside of the household.

Communal Dining Facility: One of the following:

A. A public or nonprofit private establishment approved by the Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) which prepares and serves meals for elderly persons or for Social Security Insurance (SSI) recipients and their spouses; B. A public or private nonprofit establishment (eating or otherwise) that feeds elderly persons or SSI recipients and their spouses; C. Federally subsidized housing for the elderly, where meals are prepared for and served to the residents; and D. Private establishments that contract with a State or local agency to offer meals at concessional prices to elderly persons or SSI recipients and their spouses.

Date of Admission: The date established by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as the date a sponsored alien is admitted for permanent residence into the United States.

Disabled: An individual determined eligible for or receives the following benefits. This includes instances in which the entire benefit is recouped to recover an overpayment.