Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7, § 45.520 – Qualifying standards

(a) The department will determine an assistance unit's income eligibility under 7 AAC 45.470, and will determine an assistance unit's payment amount under 7 AAC 45.525, by using the following standards:
1. (1) adult-included standards, used when the assistance unit includes one caretaker relative or two parents and both parents are physically and mentally able to perform gainful activity:
2. (2) adult-included standards, used when the assistance unit includes two parents and one parent is physically or mentally unable to perform gainful activity as described in 7 AAC 45.235:
3. (3) child-only standards, used when no caretaker relative is included in the assistance unit:
4. (4) pregnant-woman standard, used when the assistance unit consists of a pregnant woman who has no other children eligible to receive ATAP benefits:
Assistance Unit Size One Caretaker
Relative Two-Parent
Family
185 Percent
Standard
Need
Standard 23$ 1,739$ 94034 1,9551,17445 2,1711,17456 2,3881,29167 2,6041,40878 2,8211,52589 3,0371,642910 3,4701,7591011 3,4701,876Each Additional Child 216 117
Assistance Unit
Size 185 Percent
Standard
Need Standard 3$ 1,955$ 1,0574 2,171 1,1745 2,388 1,2916 2,604 1,4087 2,821 1,5258 3,037 1,6429 3,254 1,75910 3,470 1,876Each Additional
Child 216 117
Assistance Unit
Size 185 Percent
Standard
Need Standard 1$ 956$ 5172 1,172 6343 1,389 7514 1,605 8685 1,822 9856 2,038 1,1027 2,255 1,2198 2,431 1,3369 2,688 1,45310 2,904 1,570Each Additional
Child 216 117
Assistance Unit
Size 185 Percent
Standard
Need Standard 1$1,089$589
(b) The standards set out in (a) of this section are adjusted each year by a percentage increase equal to the cost-of-living percentage increase in SSI benefits for that year. An increase in the standards under this subsection takes effect on the same day as the commensurate cost-of-living increase in SSI benefits.

(Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 1/7/2005, Register 173)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.27.005, AS 47.27.025