In some cases individuals residing within a household cannot be
considered SNAP household members. Such persons are termed nonhousehold
members. Except for disqualified individuals described in 106 CMR 361.230(D),
the nonhousehold member's income and resources shall not be considered in
determining the household's eligibility and benefit level. Nonhousehold members
who are otherwise eligible may participate in the program as separate
households. Nonhousehold members include:
(A)
Roomers. Roomers
are individuals to whom the household furnishes lodging, but not meals, for
compensation.
(B)
Live-in Attendants. Individuals who reside with a
household to provide medical, housekeeping, child care, or other similar
personal services to household members.
(C)
Students.
Individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education who are ineligible
because they fail to meet the eligibility criteria found at
106 CMR
362.400:
Student Status.
(D)
Disqualified
Individuals. Disqualified individuals are people who have been
disqualified for any of the reasons described in
106 CMR
367.800:
Disqualification Penalties
or other sections specified in 106 CMR
361.230(D)(1) through (4):
(1) because they failed to comply with the
SNAP Work Program;
(2) because they
failed to comply with the requirement to provide and verify a Social Security
number at
106 CMR
362.500:
Social Security
Numbers;
(3) because they
have an undetermined noncitizen status, nonimmigrant noncitizen status, or
illegally residing noncitizen status as described in
106 CMR
362.220:
Noncitizens; or
(4) because they are legal noncitizens
ineligible for federal SNAP benefits as described in
106 CMR
362.220:
Noncitizens.
(E)
Others. Other
individuals, with the exception of spouses, parents and their children younger
than 22 years old, and children younger than 18 years old living under parental
control of an adult household member in accordance with
106 CMR
361.200, who share living quarters with the
household but do not purchase food and prepare meals with the
household.
