The amount of assistance paid to an assistance unit is computed by:

1. (1) Adding the earned and unearned income and other benefits available to or received by the assistance unit, except unemployment compensation and disregarded and excluded income;
2. (2) Subtracting the sum from the need standard specified in § 67:12:06:04.01;
3. (3) Multiplying the remainder by eighty-five percent;
4. (4) Rounding the resulting figure down to the nearest dollar; and

5. (5) Subtracting unemployment compensation.

   No payment may be made to a recipient in any month in which the amount of the assistance payment, not considering recoupment amounts, is less than ten dollars. A recipient denied solely because of this limitation is considered an aid to families with dependent children recipient for all other purposes.

   Cross-References:

   Determining financial eligibility and amount of the assistance payment, 45 C.F.R. § 233.20(a)(3)(ii)(B).

   Assistance applications and eligibility, chapter 67:12:01.

   Limitations on real property, chapter 67:12:04.

   Limitations on personal property, chapter 67:12:05.

   Budgeting, chapter 67:12:06.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 8 SDR 82, effective January 13, 1982; 19 SDR 26, effective August 23, 1993 ; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Prior versions effective: 1993-08-23.