1105.015.00 Eligibility Unit Determination

IM-129 September 29, 2022; IM-102 October 1, 2021; IM-144 October 1, 2020; IM-149 September 27, 2019; IM-117 September 8, 2017; IM-60 September 14, 2016; IM-89 September 23, 2015; IM-47 September 10, 2014; IM-80 September 10, 2013; IM-56 June 11, 2013

• An individual who:
  • lives alone and purchases and prepares food for home consumption;
  • lives with others but customarily purchases food and prepares meals for home consumption separate and apart from the others;
  • is eligible for delivered meals and/or communal dining program;
  • lives at a residential treatment program authorized by FNS and receives meals through such program (refer to FS Manual section 1135.005.15 Residents of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers).
  • lives with others but is unable to purchase and prepare meals because he/she is disabled. The individual must be:
    • 60 years of age or older and receiving SSA based on permanent disability, or
    • 60 years of age or older determined by the Medical Review Team (MRT) to have a non-disease related permanent disability.
    • NOTE:  The countable income of the others with whom the individual resides:
      • cannot exceed 165 percent of the poverty level; and
      • is the gross income of the others with whom the individual resides determined as if they were applying to participate in the SNAP Program.