Md. Code Regs. 07.03.17.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 07.03.17.03 - Household Composition

A. Household Definition. A household may be composed of any of the following individuals or groups of individuals:

(1) An individual living alone;

(2) An individual living with others, but customarily purchasing food and preparing meals for home consumption separate and apart from others;

(3) A group of individuals who live together and customarily purchase food and prepare meals together for home consumption;

(4) An individual who is 60 years old or older, and the spouse of that individual, who:

(a) Is living with others;

(b) Is unable to purchase and prepare meals because the individual suffers from a:

(i) Disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act, or

(ii) Non-disease-related, severe, permanent disability; and

(c) Resides with others whose income included under Regulation .30 of this chapter, excluding the income of the disabled individual's spouse, does not exceed 165 percent of the poverty line according to household size as shown in Schedule C of Regulation .45 of this chapter.

B. Individuals or groups of individuals may not participate as a household in the Program if they are:

(1) Residents of an institution, except as otherwise specified in Regulation .06 of this chapter;

(2) Residents of a commercial boarding house;

(3) Living with others and paying them compensation for meals and lodging except as specified in Regulation .05 of this chapter;

(4) Ineligible household members as described in Regulation .04 of this chapter; or

(5) Strikers as described in Regulation .07 of this chapter.

C. Special Definition. Nonhousehold member status as described in §D of this regulation, or separate household status, may not be granted to:

(1) Parents living with their natural or adopted children, or stepchildren, or children living with these parents, if the children are 21 years old or younger;

(2) A minor child, except for a foster child, who is younger than 18 years old, under the parental control of an adult member of the household; or

(3) A spouse of a member of the household as defined in Regulation .02B of this chapter.

D. Nonhousehold Members.

(1) Nonhousehold members who are otherwise eligible may participate in the Program as separate households.

(2) The local department may not consider the following individuals residing with a household as household members in determining the household's eligibility or allotment:

(a) A roomer who is an individual to whom a household furnishes lodging, but not meals, for financial compensation;

(b) A live-in attendant who is an individual who resides with a household to provide medical, housekeeping, child care, or other similar personal services; or

(c) Other individuals who share living quarters with the household but who do not customarily purchase food and prepare meals with the household.

Md. Code Regs. 07.03.17.03

Regulation .03A amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2657); November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1931); January 2, 1995 (21:26 Md. R. 2184)
Regulation .03A-1 adopted effective July 31, 1995 (22:15 Md. R. 1118)
Regulation .03B amended effective November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1931)
Regulation .03D amended effective July 31, 1995 (22:15 Md. R. 1118)
Regulation .03E amended effective November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1931)
Regulation .03 amended effective January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 75)
Regulations .03 adopted effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2280)