Section 16.03.04.213 - SEPARATE FOOD STAMP HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION FOR RELATED MEMBERSOne (1) of the conditions below must be met for related persons living together to be separate Food Stamp households.
01.Children Age Twenty-Two and Older Living With Parents. Can be separate Food Stamp households. The households must purchase and prepare their food separately.02.Households Must Prepare Food Together Because of Age and Disability. Households that must purchase and prepare food together because one (1) household contains a person sixty (60) years old or older unable to purchase and prepare meals because of a disability, can be separate Food Stamp households. The spouse of the disabled person must be considered a member of that person's household. These households must meet the following conditions:a. The disability must be permanent under the Social Security Act or a nondisease-related, severe permanent disability.b. The income of the household, which does not contain the person unable to purchase and prepare meals separately, must not exceed one hundred sixty-five percent (165%) of the net monthly income limit for the household size. To count income for the one hundred sixty-five percent (165%) net monthly income standard, exclude the income of the disabled person and their spouse.c. Count all available income to the household not containing the disabled person. Compare the net monthly income eligibility standard for that size household.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.213