N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 658.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section He-W 658.02 - Financial Assistance To Needy Families (FANF) Payment Standard

(a) The payment standard for Financial Assistance To Needy Families (FANF) financial assistance shall:

(1) Be based upon the size of the assistance group (AG); and

(2) Consist of 2 components:

a. The basic maintenance payment allowance (BMPA); and

b. Shelter costs, if incurred, up to the maximum subsidized or unsubsidized shelter payment allowance defined in (e) below.

(b) The amount of the FANF payment standard shall vary according to the size of the AG and the shelter costs, if incurred.

(c) The monthly BMPA amount for the appropriate AG size shall be as listed in Table 600.10, BMPA, below:

TABLE 600.10, BMPA

Assistance Group (AG) Size	BMPA
1	$171
2	$238
3	$307
4	$370
5	$430
6	$511
7	$574
8	$667
9	$719
10	$796
11	$883
12	$955

(d) For each additional person in an AG size over 12, $67 shall be added to the monthly BMPA amount as listed in Table 600.10, BMPA, in (c) above.

(e) The shelter payment allowance shall be the actual costs up to a maximum of:

(1) $293 a month for subsidized shelter; or

(2) $368 a month for unsubsidized shelter.

(f) The payment standard for a FANF AG shall be:

(1) If no shelter costs are incurred, the BMPA for the appropriate AG size; or

(2) If shelter costs are incurred, the sum of:

a. The BMPA for the appropriate AG size; and

b. Actual shelter costs, up to the maximum subsidized or unsubsidized shelter payment allowance defined in (e) above.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 658.02

(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; ss by #5530, eff 12-16-92; ss by #5713, eff 10-1-93; ss by #5773, eff 1-14-94; ss by #7055, eff 8-1-99; ss by #7226, eff 4-1-00; amd by #8063, eff 3-20-04; ss by #9111, INTERIM, eff 3-24-08, EXPIRES: 9-20-08; ss by #9208, eff 7-19-08

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 28, Filed July 14, 2016, Proposed by #11121, Effective 7/19/2016, Expires 7/19/2026.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 41, eff. 9/28/2023 is not yet available.