UpdatedSeparate Household

Separate household – a SNAP term indicating that one or more persons living in the same home purchases food and prepares meals separate and apart from the other household members. Policy regarding this term is located at: SNAP: 340:50-3-1. The application process; 340:50-5-1. Food benefit household composition; 340:50-5-28. Shelter for victims of domestic violence and their […]

Roomer

Roomer – a roomer is a person to whom the household furnishes lodging for compensation but not meals. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-11. Sources of income considered. LIHEAP: 340:20-1-14. Actions, method of payment, and notifications; 340:20-1-19. Winter heating; and 340:20-1-20. Summer cooling. SNAP: 340:50-5-5. Non-household members; and 340:50-7-30. Self-employed […]

Proration

Proration – benefits may be prorated from the application or reopen date instead of from the first of the month or from the date benefits are initially requested for an additional household member.  Income, resources, or deductions may also be prorated in certain situations.  Policy regarding this term is located at: Public Assistance Procedures (SSP […]

Kinship

Kinship – Kinship care for Child Welfare Services is commonly defined as “the full-time care, nurturing, and protection of a child by relatives, members of their Tribe or clan, godparents, stepparents, or other adults who have a family relationship to a child.” For TANF, family relations can be represented concretely (mother, brother, grandfather) or abstractly […]