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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 11 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups

3.2.1.C.1 Those Who Do Not Purchase Food and Prepare Meals Together Other individuals who share living quarters with the AG, but who do not customarily purchase food and prepare meals and are not required to be included in the AG. These individuals may apply as a separate AG. 3.2.1.C.2 Roomer An individual or group of individuals to whom a household furnishes lodging for compensation, but not meals, is considered a roomer. This individual or group of individuals may be a separate AG. 3.2.1.C.3 Boarder If the AG so requests, an individual or group of individuals to whom a household furnishes lodging and meals and who pays a reasonable monthly payment for board (lodging and meals), may receive SNAP benefits as part of the AG with which he lives. See below for determining boarder status. An individual or group of individuals to whom a household furnishes lodging and meals, but who pays less than a reasonable amount is not considered a boarder and is included with the same AG as the person who provides the room and board. ➢ Commercial Boarding Houses Residents of commercial boarding houses that are licensed to offer meals and lodging for compensation with the intent of making a profit are not eligible to participate in SNAP. ➢ Household Boarding An individual or group of individuals to whom a household furnishes lodging and meals and who pays a reasonable monthly payment for board, cannot participate in SNAP independently, but may receive SNAP benefits as part of the AG with which he lives, if the AG so requests. If the AG does not wish to include the boarders, they are considered non-AG members, and may not receive benefits as a separate AG.