Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.216 - ELDERLY OR DISABLED FOOD STAMP HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

To be counted as an elderly or disabled Food Stamp household member, the person must meet one (1) of the criteria listed below: (3-17-22)

01. Age. Age sixty (60) or older. (3-17-22)

02. SSI. Entitled to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. This includes SSI presumptive disability payments, SSI emergency advance payments, or special SSI status. (3-17-22)

03. RSDI. Entitled to Social Security payments based on disability or blindness. (3-17-22)

04. State Supplement. Entitled to State or Federally funded State supplement payments to the SSI program such as AABD. (3-17-22)

05. Medicaid. Entitled to Medicaid based on SSI related disability or blindness. (3-17-22)

06. Disability Retirement. Entitled to Federal or State funded disability retirement benefits because of a disability considered permanent by the Social Security Administration. (3-17-22)

07. Disabled Veteran. A veteran with a service or nonservice connected disability rated or paid as total. (3-17-22)

08. Veteran Needing Aid and Attendance. A veteran considered in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under Title 38 of the U.S. Code. (3-17-22)

09. Veteran's Surviving Spouse. A veteran's surviving spouse in need of aid and attendance or permanently housebound. (3-17-22)

10. Veteran's Surviving Child. A veteran's surviving child permanently incapable of self-support under Title 38 of the U.S. Code. (3-17-22)

11. Veteran's Survivor Entitled. A veteran's surviving spouse or child entitled to receive payment for a service-connected death under Title 38 of the U.S. Code. The veteran's surviving spouse or child must be permanently disabled under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act. A veteran's surviving spouse or child entitled to pension benefits for a nonservice death under Title 38 of the U.S. Code. The veteran's surviving spouse or child must be permanently disabled under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act. "Entitled" refers to veterans, surviving spouses and children receiving pay or benefits or who have been approved for payments, but are not yet receiving them. (3-17-22)

12. Railroad Retirement and Medicare. Entitled to an annuity payment under Section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and determined eligible for Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board. (3-17-22)

13. Railroad Retirement and Disability. Entitled to an annuity payment under Section 2(a)(1)(v) and is determined disabled by the Board according to SSI criteria. (3-17-22)

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Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.216