Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.05 - ELIGIBILITY FOR AID TO THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED
Section 16.03.05.501 - BASIC ALLOWANCE

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.03.05.501

Current through September 2, 2024

Each participant receives a basic allowance unless they live in a nursing facility. The basic allowance for each living arrangement is listed in this rule. The Semi-Independent Group Residential Facility, Room and Board, Residential and Assisted Living Facility, and Certified Family Home basic allowances do not change with the annual cost-of-living increase in the federal SSI benefit amount.

01. Single Participant. A participant is budgeted five hundred forty-five dollars ($545) monthly as a basic allowance when living in a situation listed below. Beginning January 1, 2001, the basic allowance increase for a single participant is the dollar amount of the annual cost-of-living increase in the federal SSI benefit rate for a single person.

a. Living alone.

b. Living with their ineligible spouse.

c. Living with another participant who is not their spouse.

d. Living in another's household. This includes a living arrangement where the participant purchases lodging (room) and meals (board) from their parent, child, or sibling.

e. Living with their TAFI child.

02. Couple or Participant Living with Essential Person. A participant living with their participant spouse or their essential person is budgeted seven hundred sixty-eight dollars ($768) monthly as a basic allowance. Beginning January 1, 2001, the basic allowance increase for a couple is the dollar amount of the annual cost-of-living increase in the federal SSI benefit rate for a couple. The increase may be rounded up.

03. SIGRIF. A participant living in a semi-independent group residential facility (SIGRIF) is budgeted three hundred forty-nine dollars ($349) monthly as a basic allowance.

Effective July 1, 2024

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