Current through September, 2024
Section 17-675-7 - Personal reserve standards for food stamps(a) For a household applying for food stamps, the personal reserve standards, which reflect the uniform national resource standards of eligibility, are: (1) $2,000 per household; or(2) $3,000 for a household in which one or more members are age sixty or older. If the only member of the household who is age sixty or older is disqualified, the personal reserve standard of the household shall be $2,000.(b) Households that are categorically eligible for food stamps, as defined in chapter 17-663, are not subject to the food stamp personal reserve standards defined in subsection (a).(c) A household member who is receiving general assistance (GA), supplemental security income (SSI) or aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) benefits shall be considered to be categorically asset eligible for the food stamp program and that member's assets shall not be included when the household's total assets are calculated.[Eff 3/19/93; am 2/7/94; am 8/19/96] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §273.8(a),(b))