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25 6 $ 5934 7 $ 6690 8 $ 7446 Each additional member + $757 (3) Boarders Residents of a commercial boarding house, regardless of the number of residents, are not eligible to participate in SNAP. A commercial boarding house is an establishment, licensed or unlicensed, that offers meals and lodging for compensation with the intent of making a profit. All other individuals or groups of individuals paying a reasonable amount for meals or meals and lodging must be considered boarders and are not eligible to participate in SNAP independently of the household providing the board. Such boarders may participate, along with a spouse or children living with them, as members of the household providing the boarder services, only at the request of the household providing the boarder services. An individual paying less than a reasonable amount for board must not be considered a boarder but must be considered, along with a spouse or children living with him or her, as a member of the household providing the board. (A) For individuals whose board arrangement is for more than two meals per day, “reasonable compensation” must be an amount that equals or exceeds the SNAP allotment for the appropriate size of the boarder household. (B) For individuals whose board arrangement is for two meals or less per day, “reasonable compensation” must be an amount that equals or exceeds two-thirds of the maximum SNAP allotment for the appropriate size of the boarder household. Boarders must not be considered to be residents of an institution as outlined in Section 2.3 Ineligible Household Members (11). (4) Foster care individuals Individuals (regardless of age) placed in the home of relatives or other individuals or families by the Agency’s foster care program must be considered to be boarders. They cannot participate in SNAP independently of the household providing the foster care services. Such foster care individuals may participate, along with a spouse or children living with them, as members of the household providing the foster care services, only at the request of the household providing the foster care. (See Section 11.5 (N) Unearned Income (Foster Care Payments)). (5) Roomers

Individuals to whom a household furnishes lodging (but not meals) for compensation may participate as separate households. Persons described in 2.2 Special Household Requirements: (1) Required household combinations must not be considered roomers.