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23 Chapter 2 Household Concept 2 . 1 G E N E R A L H O U S E H O L D D E F I N I T I O N S A SNAP household is composed of one of the following individuals or groups of individuals, unless otherwise specified in Section 2.2 Special Household Requirements: (1) An individual living alone; (2) An individual or group of individuals living with others, but customarily purchasing food and preparing meals for home consumption separate and apart from others; or (3) A group of individuals who live together and customarily purchase food and prepare meals together for home consumption. Evaluate everyone living together to decide who must be included in the SNAP household. The households which are specified below in Section 2.2(1) Special Household Requirements (required household combinations) must be considered as living together when utilizing the same power source and residing at the same address (regardless if there are multiple dwellings on the property).

2 . 2 S P E C I A L H O U S E H O L D R E Q U I R E M E N T S Special household requirements for SNAP are: (1) Required household combinations

The following individuals who live with others must be considered as customarily purchasing food and preparing meals with the others, even if they do not do so, and therefore must be included in the same household, unless otherwise specified: (A) A person living with his/her spouse (including common-law and same sex); NOTE: Common-law spouses must be part of the same household for SNAP eligibility purposes if the common-law marriage requirements were met prior to July 24, 2019. As of July 24, 2019, common-law marriages are not recognized in South Carolina due to the SC Supreme Court ruling to abolish any future common-law marriages in SC. Chapter 2