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MS 2000 [6]

Fluctuating Income: Pay amounts differ every pay period.

Group Living Arrangement (GLA): A public or private nonprofit residential setting that serves no more than sixteen residents and is certified by the State under regulations issued under Section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act or under standards determined to be comparable to the standards implemented by appropriate state agencies under Section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act. To be eligible for SNAP benefits, a resident of a GLA must be blind, aged, or disabled and meet the definition of "Disabled" contained in this section.

Head-Of-Household (HOH): The person in whose name the application is made for participation in the Program.

Homeless Individual: A homeless individual is one who:

A. Lacks a fixed and regular night-time residence; or

B. Has a primary night-time residence that is:

1. A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;

2. An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized;

3. A temporary accommodation of less than 90 days in the residence of another individual; or

4. A place not designed for, or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, such as a tent, box, car, etc.

Homeless Meal Provider: A nonprofit establishment authorized to prepare and serve meals to homeless individuals (e.g., soup kitchens, shelters for the homeless).

Income Eligibility Verification System (IEVS): A system of information sharing through various computer matches for purposes of income and eligibility verification.

Indigent Alien: An indigent alien is an alien the agency has determined as being unable to obtain food and shelter, taking into account the alien's own income plus any cash, food, housing, or other assistance provided by other individuals, including the sponsor(s). This means the sum of the eligible sponsored alien’s household's own income, the cash contribution of the sponsor and others, and the value of any in-kind assistance the sponsor and others provide does not exceed 200% of the poverty level guidelines for the household's size.

Institution of Higher Education: A business, technical, trade, or vocational school that normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment in the curriculum, or a college or university that offers degree programs regardless of whether a high school diploma is required. A college includes a junior, community, two-year, or four-year college or a university.