us-md/manual/dhs/snap/109-other-special-households/block-5 — All residents in the GLA facility do not have to apply on the same basis. Accept applications for any individual applying as a one-person household or for any grouping of residents applying as a household as defined in Section 100 of this manual, i.e. consider all those residents who purchase and prepare together as a single household.

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us-md/manual/dhs/snap/109-other-special-households/block-5 — All residents in the GLA facility do not have to apply on the same basis. Accept applications for any individual applying as a one-person household or for any grouping of residents applying as a household as defined in Section 100 of this manual, i.e. consider all those residents who purchase and prepare together as a single household. · Axiom

EXAMPLE: In a GLA facility of 16 there are 8 persons certified using the GLA facility as representatives, 4 using guardians as representatives, and 4 applying on their own behalf as a group. This results in the following household composition:

12 one-person households - 8 using a GLA facility representative plus

4 using guardians as representatives

1 – four-person household

109.25 Determining Eligibility and Benefits

Income

Include any income paid or owed to the household. Income includes, but is not limited to, SSI, Veteran’s benefits, Social Security, Public Assistance to Adults (PAA), Temporary Disability Assistance Program (TDAP), and earnings.

Vendor payments made by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) or DHS directly to a provider for a service is not countable if the money is not owed to the household. In some living situations, such as Rehabilitative Residence Programs, grants are made to a provider agency for a package of services to cover the care of the residents of the program. The money is not owed to the client and is not counted as income. It is also not used as a deduction.

Examples:

#1 Ms. Johns is in a GLA. She receives a $579 SSI benefit and a PAA grant of $300. The facility also receives a grant from MDH to help with costs of care. This money is not owed to Ms. Johns. Ms. Johns’ countable income is $879.

109.25 Determining Eligibility and SNAP Benefits (continued)

#2 Mr. Jones is in a CARE program facility. His income is $600 SSA disability and $451 PAA. His countable income is $1051.

#3 Ms. Smith is in an Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) Group Home. She receives $545 SSA benefits as a disabled child. She works in a sheltered workshop earning an average of $5 weekly. Her countable income is $565.

#4 Mr. Jackson is in a Rehabilitative Residence, which meets the definition of a GLA. He receives an $82 personal needs allowance and $560 SSA. His countable income is $642.

Shelter Costs and Medical Expenses

The operator of the GLA is the resident’s landlord and provider of certain medical services.