West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-085 - POLICIES OF OPERATION MANUAL - CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS (4320) › Section 126-85-52 - Determining Household Size

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
52.1.
				Basically, household size is determined by counting the number of related or
				unrelated individuals who live in a dwelling and who share living expenses or
				meals.
52.2. Students who are
				temporarily away at school and who receive their primary support from the
				family i.e., students attending boarding schools or colleges are counted as
				members of the household.
52.3.
				Military personnel not actually living with the household are not considered a
				member of the household for purposes of determining eligibility, but the money
				he/she sends to the household is included in the household's income.
52.4. A foster child is a child who is living
				with a family but who remains the legal responsibility of the welfare agency or
				court. For purposes of determining eligibility, a foster child is considered a
				household of one.
52.5. In cases
				where no specific welfare agency or court is legally responsible for the child;
				or where the child is living with at least one natural parent, other relatives
				or friends of the family, the child shall be considered to be a member of the
				family with whom he/she resides, and the size and total income of the household
				shall be used to determine the child's eligibility.
52.6. An adopted child is a child for whom a
				family has accepted legal responsibility and is considered to be a member of
				the household in which the child resides.
52.7. An institutionalized child is a child
				who resides in a residential-type facility that the state has determined is not
				a boarding school. A child who is institutionalized is considered to be a
				household of one and, in most cases, has no income. Only income a child earns
				from full time employment and/or personally receives while in residence at the
				institution, may be considered as income.
52.8. An older child, totally responsible for
				himself/herself, who does not reside as a member of a household (but rather as
				a single economic unit) is considered a household of one. Earned income and
				money from all other sources are considered income for such a child.
52.9. A student who attends but does not
				reside in an institution is considered a member of the household in which
				he/she resides. Eligibility must be determined by the household size and income
				of that household.
52.10. Foreign
				exchange students, refugees, aliens and citizens of other countries and/or
				their dependent children are considered to be members of the household in which
				they reside. The total household size and income are used in determining
				eligibility.
52.11. Whether the
				stepparent supports a stepchild, the child in this situation falls within the
				definition of a household. Therefore, the total household income, including
				TANF or child support payments to the parent, must be included in determining
				eligibility.