Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION
Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS
Section 17-680-21 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

"Allotment" means the total value of coupons a household is authorized to receive each month or during another time period.

"Disabled member" means any member of the household who:

(1) Receives supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability or blindness payments under titles I, II, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act; or

(2) Is a veteran with a service-connected or nonservice connected disability rated or paid as total by the Veterans Administration or is considered in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound; or

(3) Is a surviving spouse of a veteran and considered in need of aid and attendance or permanently housebound; or

(4) Is a surviving child of a veteran and considered to be permanently incapable of self-support by the Veterans Administration; or

(5) Is a surviving spouse or child of a veteran and entitled to compensation for a service-connected death or pension benefits for non-service-connected death by the Veterans Administration and has permanent disability. As used in this definition, "entitled" refers to those veterans' surviving spouses and surviving children who are receiving the compensation or pension benefits stated or have been approved for such payments but are not yet receiving them; or

(6) Receives federally or state-administered supplemental benefits under section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act provided that the eligibility to receive the benefits is based upon the disability or blindness criteria used under title XVI of the Social Security Act; or

(7) Receives federally or state-administered supplemental benefits under section 212(a) of Pub. L. No. 93-66 ( 42 U.S.C. §1382); or

(8) Receives disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social Security Act; or

(9) Received an annuity payment under section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive medicare by the railroad retirement board; or

(10) Receives an annuity payment under section 2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based upon the criteria used under title XVI of the Social Security Act; or

(11) Is a recipient of disability related medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act.

"Elderly member" means a member of a household who is sixty years of age or older or who is fifty-nine years old on the date of application but who will become sixty before the end of the month of application.

"Initial month" means the first month for which a household is certified for participation in the food stamp program following any period of more than one calendar month during which the household was not certified for participation.

"Minimum benefit" means the least amount of benefits that an eligible one or two member household can receive. The minimum benefit shall be equal to 8 percent of the maximum thrifty food plan allotment for a one member household, as specified in section 17-680-39.

"Month of application" means the calendar month in which a household submits its application to the department to obtain food stamps.