HAR §17-680-7. General Requirements

(a) Prospective eligibility shall be used to determine eligibility for financial assistance which shall include the department’s best estimate of the family’s standard of assistance, standard of need, monthly assistance allowance, family’s assets, family’s income, and other eligibility factors in the payment month. (b) The family shall be ineligible for assistance in any payment month the department prospectively determines the family’s income equals or exceeds the family’s standard of assistance, the equity value of the family’s assets exceeds the family’s personal reserve standard, or when the family fails to meet other eligibility conditions. (c) The monthly assistance allowance, standard of need, and standard of assistance under chapter 17-678 shall apply in determining eligibility and the amount of the financial assistance. (d) The financial assistance payment shall be rounded down to the next lower whole dollar. (e) The minimum monthly financial assistance payment shall be $10: §17-680-7 680-6 (1) When the monthly financial assistance payment is less than $10, no payment shall be made; and (2) The family shall be considered a financial assistance recipient for all other purposes, including eligibility for medical assistance. (f) Recipients shall report all changes as specified in chapter 17-650. [Eff 3/19/93, am and comp 11/09/06] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: HRS §§346-14, 346-53; 45 C.F.R. §§233.10, 233.20, 233.33, 233.34, 233.36)