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24 NOTE: Same sex spouses must be part of the same household for SNAP eligibility purposes due to the US Supreme Court ruling in June 2015, which legalized same sex marriages in all 50 states. (B) A person under 22 years of age who is living with his or her natural or adoptive parent(s) or step-parent(s); and

(C) A child (other than a foster child) under 18 years of age who lives with and is under the parental control of a household member other than his or her parent. NOTE: A child must be considered to be under parental control if he or she is financially or otherwise dependent on an adult member of the household. Likewise, an individual who is 18 years of age or under and is under parental control of an adult relative who is receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits for the individual must be included in the same SNAP household with the adult relative. (2) Elderly and disabled persons Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1, General Household Definition, an otherwise eligible member of a household who is elderly (60 years of age or older) and is unable to purchase and prepare meals because he or she suffers from a disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act (See Section 5.1 Verification Prior to Certification, (5) (II) Disability) or a non- disease-related, severe, permanent disability (See SNAP Tool Kit 1: Permanent Disability Established by the Social Security Act) may be considered, together with his or her spouse (if living there), a separate household from the others with whom the individual lives. Separate household status under this provision must not be granted when the income of the others with whom the elderly disabled individual resides (excluding the income of the elderly and disabled individual and his or her spouse) exceeds 165 percent of the poverty level. The elderly and disabled individual (or his/her authorized representative Section 3.6 Authorized Representatives), will be responsible for obtaining the cooperation of the individuals with whom he/she resides in providing the necessary income information about the others to the Agency for purposes of this section. The gross income from members of the household that the elderly and disabled person lives with must not exceed 165 percent of the poverty level for the appropriate household size prior to determining eligibility for separate household under this provision. Household size Gross monthly income (165 percent of poverty) 1 $2152 2 $2909 3 $3665 4 $ 4421 5 $ 5177