16 Del. Admin. Code § 9000-9066

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 9000-9066 - Eligibility and Benefits

[273.10(e)(2)]

A. Households which contain an elderly or disabled member as defined in DSSM 9013.1 will have their net income, as calculated in DSSM 9065 compared to the monthly income eligibility standards defined in DSSM 9054 for the appropriate household size to determine eligibility for the month.

B. In addition to meeting the net income eligibility standards, households which do not contain an elderly or disabled member will have their gross income, as calculated in DSSM 9065, compared to the gross monthly income standards defined in DSSM 9054 for the appropriate household size to determine eligibility for the month.

C. For households considered destitute in accordance with DSSM 9067, determine a household's eligibility by computing its gross and net income according to DSSM 9067 and comparing, as appropriate, the gross and/or net income to the corresponding income eligibility standard in accordance with DSSM 9054.

D. If a household contains a member who is fifty-nine years old on the date of application, but who will become sixty before the end of the month of application, determine the household's eligibility in accordance with paragraph (A) of this section.

E. If a household contains a student whose income is excluded (DSSM 9059 G) and the student becomes 18 during the month of application, exclude the student's earnings in the month of application and count the student's earnings in the following month. If the student becomes 18 during the certification period, the student's income shall be excluded until the month following the month in which the student turns 18.

F. Except as provided in DSSM 9061 and 9066(H), the household's monthly allotment will be equal to the maximum food stamp allotment for the household's size reduced by 30 percent of the household's net monthly income as calculated in DSSM 9065 .

After multiplying the net income by 30 percent, round up all products before deducting from appropriate maximum food stamp allotment amount.

G. If the calculation of benefits in accordance with paragraph (F) of this section, for an initial month would yield an allotment of less than $10 for the household, no benefits will be issued to the household for the initial month.

H. Except during an initial month, all eligible one and two-person households will receive monthly allotments equal to the minimum benefit.

I. For those eligible households with three or more members, which are entitled to no benefits on an ongoing basis, deny the household's participation, on the grounds that its net income exceeds the level below which benefits are issued.

J. For those eligible households which are entitled to no benefits in their initial month of application in accordance with DSSM 9061, but are entitled to benefits in subsequent months, certify the household beginning with the month of application.

When a household's circumstances change and it becomes entitled to a different income eligibility standard, apply the different standard at the next recertification or whenever the Division changes the household's eligibility, benefit level, or certification period, whichever occurs first.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 9000-9066