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1) Household traveling through the state, 2) Household on vacation, 3) Household visiting someone, or 4) Residents of institutions, dormitories, fraternity or sorority houses, or boarding homes. C. A household with an address that straddles county lines may provide proof of Homestead Exemption, which verifies the county of residency. Another method of verifying county residence for an applicant who is not eligible for Homestead Exemption is by Voter Registration I.D. or documentation of the county in which the applicant receives other social services benefits. The subgrantee can also verify by using the internet in determining what county the applicant lives.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4. Revised: January 2026

Rule 6.3 Immigration Status.

A. If the head of household is undocumented and is a single member of the household, the application must be denied. B. If the head of household is undocumented and has documented member(s) in the household, the application shall not be denied for the entire household. The application must be determined eligible by using the household size of the documented household members and the income for all household members eighteen (18) years of age and older. C. If an individual within the household is undocumented and does not disclose citizenship or establish satisfactory immigration status, ineligibility exists only for the individual, but not the entire household. This individual is considered a “non-applicant” and should not be questioned about citizenship/alien status. However, this individual must disclose and verify income and other information needed to establish the eligibility of the household. The income of this individual must be included in determining the household’s total income; however, this individual will not be counted in determining the household size. D. Eligibility cannot be determined when a “non-applicant” fails to disclose income; therefore, the application should be denied for the entire household. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4. Revised: January 2026