1. (a) “Face value” means the death benefit of a life insurance policy exclusive of dividend additions or additional amounts payable because of accidental death or under other special provisions.

2. (b) “Fair market value” means, for purposes of this chapter:

   1. (1) For all assets other than automobiles and trucks, the price at which a willing seller and a willing buyer will trade; or
   2. (2) For automobiles and trucks, the trade-in value in the National Automobile Dealers Association’s (NADA) Official Used Car Guide, also known as the Kelley Blue Book, unless information is not available in the Kelley Blue Book, or unless the applicant or recipient proves the value of the vehicle is different.

3. (c) “Family” means the basic unit of individuals, consisting of:

   1. (1) One or more adults and children, if any, related by blood, marriage, or adoption, who reside in the same home;
   2. (2) Separate groups of related adults, other than spouses, or unrelated adults residing together;
   3. (3) Minor siblings living with non-legally responsible relatives; or
   4. (4) Minor siblings living under the care of unrelated persons.
4. (d) “Family assistance program (FAP)” means the financial assistance program, as described in RSA 167:84, administered by the department.
5. (e) “Families with older children (FWOC)” means the category of financial assistance for families with at least one dependent child who is at least age 19 and up to age 20, and a full-time student in a secondary school or the equivalent level of vocational or technical training.
6. (f) “Family member” means any individual who can be included in an AG, such as a parent or caretaker relative, child, or incapacitated spouse.
7. (g) “FANF standard of need” means, the amount of income necessary to meet full need in accordance with RSA 167:7, II.

8. (h) “Financial assistance to needy families (FANF)” means the financial assistance provided under:

   1. (1) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), which includes NHEP and FAP; and
   2. (2) The non-TANF financial assistance programs, which include the FWOC program.
9. (i) “Good cause” means a substantiated reason which justifies the parent or caretaker relative's refusal to cooperate and still retain eligibility for FANF financial assistance.
10. (j) “Good faith effort to sell real property” means that the individual is making a genuine attempt to sell the property and can provide evidence to the department that the property has been put up for sale, is currently for sale, and that no reasonable offer for the property has been refused.
11. (k) “Grant” means a monthly dollar amount determined by subtracting net income from the payment standard for the AG.

12. (l) “Grantor” means any individual who creates a trust, such as:

    1. (1) The individual;
    2. (2) The individual's spouse;
    3. (3) A person, including a court or administrative body, with legal authority to act in place of, or on behalf of, the individual or the individual's spouse; or
    4. (4) A person, including a court or administrative body, acting at the direction or upon the request of the individual, or the individual's spouse.
13. (m) “Gross earned income for an individual employed by another” means the total amount, prior to payroll deductions.
14. (n) “Gross earned income for self-employed individuals” means the total monetary value or the dollar value of in-kind benefits received by a self-employed individual as compensation for work performed minus the cost of doing business.
15. (o) “Gross income” means the total amount of countable earned and unearned income or in-kind benefits received by AG members prior to any disregards or deductions.
16. (p) “HUD 236 housing” means low income rental housing for which the private developer or owner received a low mortgage interest rate from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in return for agreeing to specified operating conditions.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at Chapter Heading He-W 600); ss by #10399, eff 10-21-13; ss by #13836, eff 12-28-23