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D. PETI Standards – When determining the amount of an allowance in the PETI process the following standards apply: PETI Allowance Standards Standard Monthly Amount and Basis Personal needs allowance standard Non-veterans = Federal minimum plus State supplement program payment, total seventy-five dollars ($75.00) Veterans = Improved pension ninety dollars ($90.00) Therapeutic employment personal needs allowance An additional eighty-five dollars ($85.00) plus one half (1/2) of earned income allowance, after deducting certain employment expenses and fees Minimum Monthly Maintenance of Need Allowance – for non-LTSS spouse Based on one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the FPL for a family of two (2) Community Spouse Housing Allowance Amount established by the Federal government and the standard utility allowance for SNAP Home and Community-Based Services – Maintenance of Needs Allowance Three hundred percent (300%) of the SSI Federal Benefit rate State-only personal needs allowance for beneficiaries receiving the optional State supplemental payment to SSI Varies by living arrangement