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SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 3. Live-in Attendants: A live-in attendant may apply as a separate household from the person they care for. 4. Residents of Alcoholic/Narcotic Treatment Centers: Individuals who reside in a facility or treatment center for the purpose of regular participation in a drug or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program are eligible, along with the children who reside with them in the facility, if they meet the criteria in manual section B–400. 5. Residents of Group Living Arrangements: Individuals who are disabled or blind and are residents of a group living arrangement are eligible as a separate household if they meet the criteria in manual section B–400. 6. Residents of Battered Women’s and Homeless Shelters: Residents living in these facilities can apply for benefits as a separate household even if the facility serves meals. Special circumstances regarding these residents are listed in manual section B–400. NOTE: Residents in shelters for battered women and children may participate in more than one household for one issuance period if the original benefits were issued to the former household that included the woman and children and the abuser. 7. Severely Disabled Individuals Living with Other People: Any person who is too disabled to purchase his or her own food but who has arranged to have his or her own food purchased and prepared separately from those with whom he or she lives can claim separate household status. Even if the person who shops for food and prepares meals for the disabled person may be residing with the disabled person, the disabled person may claim separate household status. Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Eligibility and Payments Manual HOUSEHOLD DETERMINATION MTL 05/24 Nov 24 331 SEPARATE HOUSEHOLD STATUS A-331