475-000-308
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Living Situation |
Household Composition |
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1. Household member living with other(s) and purchasing and preparing food together for home consumption |
Must be one household |
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2. Household member living with other(s), but not related to any of the other household |
If purchases and prepares own food separately - may be a separate household member(s). |
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3. Household member and spouse who live together. |
Must be one household |
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4. Parent(s) and child(ren) age 21 or younger who live together. |
Must be one household |
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5. Non-parent adult household member and child(ren) age 17 or younger who live together. |
Must be one household |
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6. Individual who is age 60 or older and unable to purchase and prepare meals separately due to disability. (Others' income excluding spouse, must not exceed 165 percent of poverty guidelines.) |
May be separate household even when the household does not purchase and prepare separately due to condition of elderly individual. |
Notes: If persons living together are purchasing and preparing their food separately and are eligible to have separate household status, one household may apply for food stamps without the second household filing an application.
If the above examples, adoptive, half, and/or step relationships, where applicable, are considered the same as biological relationships.
(Rev. January 1, 1997)