New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 670 - DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY AND THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE
Section He-W 670.04 - Determination of the Assistance Payment

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-W 670.04

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The financial assistance grant amount shall be issued in the form of a semi-monthly assistance payment.

(b) The amount of the assistance payment shall be determined by the monthly grant and adjustments, if any, to the grant, as follows:

(1) If there are no adjustments, the assistance payment shall be equal to one-half the monthly grant; and

(2) If there are adjustments to the grant, the assistance payment shall be equal to one-half the monthly grant plus or minus one-half of the adjustments.

(c) The first semi-monthly payment shall be issued on the 15th of the month for the period covering the 1st through the 15th of that month.

(d) The second semi-monthly payment shall be issued on the 30th of the month, or the last day of the month in February, for the period covering the 16th through the last day of that month.

(e) If the 15th or the 30th of the month, or the last day of February, falls on a weekend, or falls on a Friday or a Monday holiday, EFT payments, described in He-W 671.02, or checks shall be issued on the preceding state business day.

(f) An adult category grant which has been reduced by one-third pursuant to He-W 670.03, shall have the one-third reduction removed effective the next semi-monthly payment period following:

(1) The date the individual provides proof that he or she:
a. No longer resides in an independent living arrangement, as defined in He-W 601.05(d) ; or

b. Now lives alone in an independent living arrangement;

(2) The date the individual provides proof of residence expenses or food expenses, pursuant to He-W 670.03(d) -(g) ; or

(3) The date the individual begins to receive food stamp benefits pursuant to 7 CFR 273.10.

(g) An individual whose independent living arrangement has changed pursuant to (f) (1) a. above shall provide a statement from the residential care facility, community residence, or licensed and certified nursing facility on the facility's letterhead confirming the individual's residence in the facility.

(h) An individual whose independent living arrangement has changed pursuant to (f) (1) b. above, shall provide a signed and dated statement from:

(1) The individual or individuals with whom the adult category applicant or recipient formerly resided indicating that they no longer live with the adult category applicant or recipient; and

(2) The adult category applicant or recipient indicating that he or she now lives alone.

(i) The semi-monthly payment, as described in (c) and (d) above, shall not be issued unless:

(1) The assistance group was eligible for financial assistance for the entire semi-monthly period; or

(2) The sanctioned individual was eligible for financial assistance for the entire semi-monthly period.

(See Revision Note #1 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 #6825, eff 8-3-98; ss by #6826, eff 8-3-98; ss by #6896, eff 12-1-98; ss by #8684, eff 7-21-06; ss by #10075, eff 1-25-12; amd by #10511, eff 1-24-14

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 2, eff. 12/22/2023 is not yet available.

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