Based on the number of members in the assistance unit and the unit's living arrangement, the need standard amounts are:

UNIT SIZE

INDEPENDENT LIVING

DEPENDENT LIVING

1 person

$ 358

$ 204

2 persons

448

295

3 persons

507

354

4 persons

563

412

5 persons

622

470

6 persons

680

528

7 persons

738

587

8 persons

795

643

9 persons

852

701

10 persons

910

758

11 persons

968

816

12 persons

1,026

872

13 persons

1,083

931

14 persons

1,140

988

15 persons

1,198

1,047

16 persons

1,256

1,103

17 persons

1,312

1,160

18 persons

1,370

1,218

19 persons

1,428

1,275

20 persons

1,486

1,332

21 persons

1,543

1,390

22 persons

1,599

1,448

23 persons

1,658

1,505

24 persons

1,715

1,562

25 persons

1,772

1,620

Source: 1 SDR 30, effective October 13, 1974; 5 SDR 6, effective August 6, 1978; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 10 SDR 144, effective July 1, 1984; 12 SDR 204, effective July 1, 1986; 15 SDR 67, effective November 6, 1988; 15 SDR 203, effective July 2, 1989; 16 SDR 99, effective December 7, 1989; 17 SDR 8, effective July 23, 1990; 17 SDR 200, effective July 1, 1991; 19 SDR 26, effective August 23, 1992; 20 SDR 18, effective August 17, 1993; 21 SDR 172, effective April 3, 1995 ; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Prior versions effective: 1995-04-03.