Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) For adult
category financial assistance, the amount of the grant shall be determined as
follows:
(1) If the net income amount is less
than the adult category standard of need amount, the difference between the 2
amounts shall equal the grant;
(2)
The grant shall be a monthly dollar amount;
(3) If the grant amount ends in:
a. $0.49 or less, it shall be rounded down to
the nearest dollar; or
b. $0.50 or
more, it shall be rounded up to the nearest dollar; and
(4) The minimum authorized grant amount shall
be $2.00 per month, after rounding.
(b) For Financial Assistance to Needy
Families (FANF), the amount of the grant shall be in accordance with
45 CFR
233.20(a)(2)(iv), and be
determined by the following:
(1) If the
assistance group is found eligible and the net income amount is less than the
payment standard, the difference between the 2 amounts shall equal the FANF
grant amount;
(2) The grant shall
be a monthly dollar amount;
(3) If
the grant amount ends in:
a. $0.01-$.99, it
shall be rounded down to the nearest dollar; or
b. Ends in zero cents, the result shall be
the actual monthly grant;
(4) The minimum authorized monthly FANF grant
amount before any adjustments shall be equal to $10 or more;
(5) No payment shall be made if the amount of
the FANF grant before any adjustments is less than $10 in accordance with
45 CFR
233.20(a)(3) (viii)(C);
and
(6) If the monthly FANF grant
prior to adjustments is equal to $10 or more, and the monthly FANF grant amount
after adjustments is greater than $2.00 then the FANF grant amount shall be
issued to the recipient.
(c) The adult category grant pursuant to (a)
above shall be reduced by one-third when the individual who is requesting,
receiving, or will be receiving the grant:
(1) Resides with others in an independent
living arrangement, as defined in
He-W
601.05(d), and:
a. Does not have any food expenses;
b. Does not have any residence expenses
associated with their independent living arrangement; and
c. Does not receive Supplemental Nutritional
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as described in
7 CFR
273.10; or
(2) Fails or refuses to provide the
documentation described in (d) or (e) below, pursuant to
He-W
606.01.
(d) An individual who has food expenses
pursuant to (c)(1)a. above, shall provide written documentation that includes
the following:
(1) The individual's printed
name and address; and
(2) A signed
statement from the individual certifying that the individual pays toward the
food the individual eats.
(e) Residence expenses pursuant to (c)(1)b.
above shall mean any of the following expenses incurred as a result of the
individual's independent living arrangement:
(1) Rental costs to live in the independent
living arrangement;
(2) Utility
costs to live in the independent living arrangement;
(3) Mortgage payments to live in the
independent living arrangement; or
(4) Property taxes or property insurance
associated with living in the independent living arrangement.
(f) An individual who has
residence expenses pursuant to (e) above, shall provide one of the following:
(1) A lease or rent receipt for the residence
in the individual's name;
(2) A
copy of a utility bill for the residence in the individual's name;
(3) A copy of a mortgage payment or statement
for the residence in the individual's name;
(4) A copy of property taxes or property
insurance for the residence in the individual's name; or
(5) A statement signed by the individual with
whom the adult category applicant or recipient resides, certifying that the
individual pays toward rent, a utility listed in (g) below, mortgage, property
taxes, or property insurance for the residence.
(g) Only the following shall be considered a
utility residence expense, pursuant to (e)(2) above:
(1) Electricity;
(2) Cooking fuel;
(3) Heating fuel;
(4) Water or sewage; or
(5) Trash removal.
(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171,
eff 6-26-91; ss by #6531, INTERIM, eff 6-27-97, EXPIRED: 10-25-97; ss by #6614,
eff 10-24-97; amd by #6826, eff 8-3-98; amd by #8452, eff 10-22-05; amd by
#8684, eff 7-21-06; ss by #10075, eff
1-25-12
