704.435 EAEDC Living Arrangement

(a) Lives alone; or

(b) Lives with others (including another assistance unit, applying for or receiving TAFDC where there is no legal obligation to support), except as provided in (A)(2) or (A)(3);

(2) Living Arrangement B: an EAEDC individual or EAEDC family who lives with another assistance unit who is applying for, or receiving TAFDC, including spouses, and a legal obligation to support exists between a member of the TAFDC assistance unit and a member of the EAEDC assistance unit, except as provided in (A)(3)(b);

(3) Living Arrangement H: the EAEDC individual or EAEDC family, who is responsible for a shelter cost as specified in (A)(1), and is in one of the following circumstances:

(a) Lives with a spouse who is applying for or receiving EAEDC; or

(b) Lives with a spouse and a child who is not the natural or adoptive child of the spouse and the spouse is applying for or receiving TAFDC only or for himself or herself and the child;

(4) Living Arrangement C: an EAEDC individual who resides in a halfway house, licensed chronic hospital, licensed nursing home, approved public medical institution, licensed intermediate care facility, residential treatment center or public psychiatric institution;

(5) Living Arrangement D: an EAEDC individual in one or more of the following circumstances:

(a) An individual, including an individual with no established place of abode, who pays no shelter costs; or

(b) An individual in a temporary emergency shelter;

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(6) Living Arrangement E: an EAEDC individual who resides in an assisted living community or a licensed rest home, also known as a residential care facility; and

(7) Living Arrangement F: an EAEDC individual who resides in a therapeutic community center.

(B) Verification

The verification of living arrangement is mandatory and shall be proven by a written, dated, and signed statement from the applicant or client and any other appropriate individual based on Living Arrangement type.

Living Arrangement Verification Required

A a rent or mortgage statement; and/or proof of responsibility for any other shelter cost; and/or a room and/or board receipt; and/or a written statement from the individual or family with whom the individual or family shares the shelter expenses that specifies how the shelter expenses are shared.

B a written statement from the spouse.

H a written statement from the individual with whom the applicant or client shares shelter costs that specifies what shelter costs are shared.

C a statement from an authorized person at the halfway house, licensed chronic hospital, approved public medical institution, licensed intermediate care facility, public psychiatric institution or residential treatment center.

D a statement from an authorized person at the shelter if a resident of an emergency shelter; or a signed and dated statement from the applicant or client that he or she has no shelter costs.

E a written statement from an authorized person at the assisted living community or the rest home.

F a written statement from an authorized person at the therapeutic community center.