HAR §17-680-34. Changes in household composition

(a) When the household reports a new member, the department shall: (1) Prospectively determine the household’s eligibility by considering the income, deductible expenses, and assets of the new member as well as other factors of eligibility; (2) If the new member has met all the program requirements, the department shall include the new member in the household composition effective the month following the month in which the household reported the change. (3) If the household failed to timely comply with the program requirements, the department shall include the new member in the household composition effective the month following the month in which the household finally complies. (4) The department shall not give retroactive benefits for new members when the household delayed in reporting the new member’s addition to the household; (5) If the household delayed in reporting a new member and the delay results in an §17-680-34 680-32 overissuance, the department shall process a claim under chapter 17-683. The first month that the household would have been affected had the household reported timely shall be the first month of claim; (6) The department shall add a previously excluded member who was disqualified for: (A) An intentional program violation; (B) Failing to comply with the department’s work requirements; (C) Failing to comply with the social security number requirements; or (D) Being an ineligible alien; prospectively to the household the month after the disqualification period ends. All other previously excluded members shall be added in accordance with paragraph (2). (b) When the household reports that a household member has left the household, the department shall: (1) Prospectively determine the household’s eligibility by considering the household composition, income, and resources for the first full issuance month that the former household member is no longer in the household, minus any income from the former household member; (2) If the household remains eligible, the department shall prospectively budget income from the remaining household members for the first full issuance month that the former household member is no longer in the household; (3) The department shall not give retroactive benefits for households who would otherwise have been eligible for increased benefits when the household delayed in reporting that a member left the household; (4) If the household delayed in reporting that a member left the household and the delay results in an overissuance, the department shall process a claim under chapter 17-683. The first month of the claim shall be the first month the household would have been affected had the household reported timely. [Eff 3/19/93; am 2/7/94; am and comp §17-680-36 680-33 11/09/06] (Auth: HRS §346-14 (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§273.18(b), 273.21(j))