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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4-Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name C-Case Processing (SNAP) Section No./Name C-100-SNAP Household Determination (SNAP) Document No./Name C-130-SNAP Separate Households Effective Date June 27, 2011

1 of 3 Do not certify the following people as a separate household if they live together.

● Parents and children age 21 or younger (natural, adopted, or step).

EXCEPTION: Parents and their children may apply separately if one of the parents meets the criteria in number 9 of section C-121-SNAP of C-120-SNAP.

● A child (other than a natural, adopted, or stepchild) under 18 and adult household members with parental control of the child. A child is considered to be under parental control if the child is financially or otherwise dependent on an adult member of the household. The worker must make that determination.

EXCEPTIONS:

o The household may choose to consider a foster child as a boarder instead of a household member.

o Allow a child under 18 who purchases and prepares meals separately to apply separately if the child is:

 married and living with a spouse or

 the parent of a minor child living in the home.

● Spouses as defined in A-110-FITAP/SNAP.

NOTE: Consider parents, children, and spouses, as described above, to be living together even when one person:

● is away from home for employment purposes only, has not established permanent residence elsewhere, and returns home at least one day a month. * ● is away from the home temporarily for a vacation and has not established permanent residence elsewhere. **

Certify the following persons as separate households unless they fall into one of the three previous categories:

● A roomer who pays for lodging but not meals. ● A live-in attendant.