Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-12-705

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R6-12-705 - Determining Benefit Payment Amount

A. The Department shall determine the amount of the cash benefit by subtracting the monthly net income of the assistance unit, from 36% of the 1992 federal poverty level for the number of persons in the assistance unit, and rounding down the resulting figure to the next whole dollar in any of the following circumstances:

1. The assistance unit or parent of a dependent child whose income and resources are considered available to the assistance unit pays, or is obligated to pay, all or part of the shelter costs for the place in which assistance unit members reside. Shelter costs include:

a. Rent,

b. Mortgage,

c. Property taxes,

d. Mobile home space or taxes,

e. Homeowner association fees and taxes, or

f. The household shelter cost obligation is in foreclosure action and the mortgage company will accept back payments;

2. The assistance unit members reside in subsidized public housing;

3. A member of the assistance unit or parent of a dependent child whose income and resources are considered available to the assistance unit works in exchange for rent;

4. The assistance unit is composed only of a dependent child for whom benefits were requested by a non-parent caretaker relative head of household; or

5. Assistance is paid in a child only case.

B. For all circumstances not covered under subsections (A)(1) through (5), including those when shelter costs are paid for three consecutive months or longer by a person who is not a member of the assistance unit, or by a parent of a dependent child whose income and resources are considered available to the assistance unit, the Department shall determine the amount of the assistance grant by subtracting the monthly net income of the assistance unit from 23% of the 1992 federal poverty level for the number of persons in the assistance unit, and rounding down the resulting figure to the next whole dollar.

C. If the benefit amount is less than $10, the Department shall not pay benefits; the assistance unit remains eligible for CA for all other purposes.

D. The Department shall pay benefits for the month of application only from the filing date of the application. The benefit amount is prorated based on the number of days remaining in the month after the date of application.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-705

Adopted effective November 9, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1141, effective July 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-2).