South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:10 - Temporary assistance to needy families
Chapter 67:10:05 - Budgeting
Section 67:10:05:01 - Definitions

(1) "Independent living arrangement," a situation in which a member of the assistance unit does not reside in a shared living arrangement as defined in subdivision (5) and has sole responsibility for all shelter costs, with the exception of low income energy assistance. This includes situations in which the assistance unit is residing in a homeless or domestic violence shelter, a car, a tent, an outdoor setting, or an abandoned house to which no one else pays any cost towards upkeep, utilities, mortgage, rent, or other homeowner expenses even if the living situation includes an SSI recipient or an individual who is at least 18 years of age and not a member of the assistance unit;

(2) "Payment month," the calendar month for which the assistance payment is made;

(3) "Payment standard," the amount recognized by the department when determining an assistance unit's basic living needs, such as shelter, utilities, food, clothing, household items, and personal care items;

(4) "Prospective budgeting," "prospectively," the computation used when determining an assistance unit's eligibility and grant amount which is based on the best estimate of income and circumstances which will exist in that month; and

(5) "Shared living arrangement," a situation in which the household contains an individual who is at least 18 years of age and not a member of the assistance unit; or a situation in which the assistance unit receives a subsidy for shelter expenses, resides in public housing, receives assistance for the payment of shelter costs from someone not residing in the home, is not solely responsible for the assistance unit's shelter costs, or has an SSI recipient residing in the home.