7 Alaska Admin. Code § 45.520

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 7 AAC 45.520 - Qualifying standards

(a) The department will determine an assistance unit's income eligibility under 7 AAC 45.470, and will determine an assistance unit's payment amount under 7 AAC 45.525, by using the following standards:

(1) adult-included standards, used when the assistance unit includes one caretaker relative or two parents and both parents are physically and mentally able to perform gainful activity:

Assistance Unit Size One Caretaker

Relative Two-Parent

Family

185 Percent

Standard

Need

Standard 23 $ 1,739 $ 94034 1,9551,17445 2,1711,17456 2,3881,29167 2,6041,40878 2,8211,52589 3,0371,642910 3,4701,7591011 3,4701,876 Each Additional Child 216 117

(2) adult-included standards, used when the assistance unit includes two parents and one parent is physically or mentally unable to perform gainful activity as described in 7 AAC 45.235:

Assistance Unit

Size 185 Percent

Standard

Need Standard 3 $ 1,955 $ 1,0574 2,171 1,1745 2,388 1,2916 2,604 1,4087 2,821 1,5258 3,037 1,6429 3,254 1,75910 3,470 1,876 Each Additional Child 216 117

(3) child-only standards, used when no caretaker relative is included in the assistance unit:

Assistance Unit

Size 185 Percent

Standard

Need Standard 1 $ 956 $ 5172 1,172 6343 1,389 7514 1,605 8685 1,822 9856 2,038 1,1027 2,255 1,2198 2,431 1,3369 2,688 1,45310 2,904 1,570 Each Additional Child 216 117

(4) pregnant-woman standard, used when the assistance unit consists of a pregnant woman who has no other children eligible to receive ATAP benefits:

Assistance Unit

Size 185 Percent

Standard

Need Standard 1 $ 1,089 $ 589

(b) The standards set out in (a) of this section are adjusted each year by a percentage increase equal to the cost-of-living percentage increase in SSI benefits for that year. An increase in the standards under this subsection takes effect on the same day as the commensurate cost-of-living increase in SSI benefits.

7 AAC 45.520

Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 1/7/2005, Register 173

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.27.005

AS 47.27.025