us-me/regulation/dhhs/ofi/chapter-301/block-21 — 2. A HOUSEHOLD MAY BE

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us-me/regulation/dhhs/ofi/chapter-301/block-21 — 2. A HOUSEHOLD MAY BE · Axiom

A. an individual living alone;

B. an individual or a group of individuals who live with others, but purchase and prepare meals separately including roomers;

C. an individual at least 60 years of age who has a permanent disability which renders them unable to prepare their own meals and their spouse who live with others whose gross income does not exceed 165% of the Federal Poverty Level (Section 999-3 Chart 3);

NOTE: Exclude the individual who is elderly and their spouse when making this income determination.

D. a group of individuals who live together and purchase and prepare the majority of their meals together, even if the food is eaten elsewhere.

NOTE: Household members may be away from home part of the certification period but still be considered “living together”. The deciding factor to consider an individual part of a household is the “majority of meals” rule as stated above. Majority of meals can be determined by counting meals shared with the applicant household from the previous month or a longer past period not to exceed the previous certification period. The household and the Department will determine a representative period.

The following shall be considered as customarily purchasing food and preparing meals together even if they actually do purchase food and prepare meals separately:

(1) spouses residing together;

(2) parents and their natural, adoptive or stepchildren 21 years of age or younger with whom they are living;

NOTES:

(a)Ties to biological parents are severed permanently when…#

(a) Ties to biological parents are severed permanently when a child is legally adopted by another person or for the duration of the guardianship designation when a child is placed under the guardianship of another person by the Court. If a child, their guardian and a biological parent reside together, only the child and guardian are mandatory members of the household.

(b)Ties to a stepparent are severed when a parent’s…#

(b) Ties to a stepparent are severed when a parent’s marriage to a stepparent is dissolved.

(c)In joint custody situations, where physical custody,…#

(c) In joint custody situations, where physical custody, including the purchase and preparation of meals is shared equally, the households may choose which household will receive SNAP benefits for the shared child(ren). The household applying for the shared child(ren) is assumed to be the household of choice unless the other household contacts the Office for Family Independence (OFI) with different information.

(3) children under 18 years of age (excluding foster children - see Section 444-3), living in a household in which another member is assuming parental responsibility; and

(4) boarders not paying an adequate amount for their meals. An adequate amount is determined by the Thrifty Food Plan (Section 999-3 Chart 5). When a boarder eats two meals or fewer per day the adequate amount is at least two-thirds of the Thrifty Food Plan.