Section He-W 658.03 - Adult Category Standard of Need(a) The standard of need for adult categories of financial assistance and adult categorically needy medical assistance in independent living arrangements shall be a fixed amount based on assistance group size.(b) Adult category individuals shall be treated as an assistance group size of one when determining eligibility, except when an adult category individual lives with: (1) A spouse or a needy essential person in an independent living arrangement, eligibility shall be determined as an assistance group of 2; or(2) A spouse and a needy essential person in an independent living arrangement, eligibility shall be determined as an assistance group of 3.(c) For each assistance group size, the standard of need for adult category individuals in independent living arrangements s hall maintain the minimum payment level as specified by 42 USC 1382 g.(d) When SSI benefits change due to an SSI flat rate increase, the standard of need for adult category individuals in independent living arrangements shall not increase, as a portion of the SSI flat rate benefit increase is excluded in order to maintain the minimum payment level as described in (c) above.(e) When SSI benefits change due to a cost of living increase, the following method shall be used to determine the standard of need for each assistance group size for adult category individuals in independent living arrangements: (1) Amounts from SSI flat rate benefit increases which are excluded shall be subtracted from the SSI maximum benefit amount for assistance group sizes of one, 2, or 3 persons;(2) The adult standard disregard as specified in He-W 654.16, shall be subtracted from the minimum payment level;(3) The amount determined in (e) (1) above shall be added to the amount determined in (e) (2) above; and(4) The sum, by assistance group size, shall be the standard of need for adult category individuals who reside in independent living arrangements.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 658.03
(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; ss by #6531, INTERIM, eff 6-27-97, EXPIRED: 10-25-97; ss by #6614, eff 10-24-97; ss by #8452, eff 10-22-05
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 41, eff. 9/28/2023 is not yet available.