203 Boarders

When the amount paid for meals can be distinguished from the amount paid for lodging, only the amount paid for meals is evaluated to determine if the payment is reasonable. If the amount paid for meals is inseparable from that paid for lodging, the total payment is evaluated. A reasonable monthly payment shall be one of the following:

1. More than two meals daily. Boarders whose board arrangement is for more than two meals a day shall pay an amount equal to or exceeding the SNAP monthly thrifty food plan Diet required to feed a family in accordance with guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The cost of that diet is the basis for uniform allotments for all households. The thrifty food plan is based on 100% of the federal poverty level. for the appropriate number of boarders.

2. Two or fewer meals daily. Boarders whose board arrangement is for two meals or fewer each day shall pay an amount which equals or exceeds two-thirds of the SNAP monthly thrifty food plan for the appropriate number of boarders.

    

The following are required SNAP filing unit members and cannot have boarder status:

1. A spouse Is a person of the opposite or same sex who is legally married to another person. To be valid couples are required to obtain a marriage license through the County Recorder’s Office. Marriages that occur outside of North Dakota are considered valid in North Dakota if: 1. The marriage was legally performed in another state; or 2. The marriage is a common law marriage that occurred in another state and was considered a valid marriage in that state (the couple would be required to provide documentation verifying that the common-law marriage was considered valid by the state in which it took place); or 3. The marriage occurred in another country and the marriage was considered valid according to the law of the country where the marriage was contracted, unless the marriage violates the strong public policy of North Dakota. 4. Polygamous marriages violate the strong public policy of North Dakota. In situations where polygamy has occurred, the first marriage is considered valid in North Dakota if the marriage meets the criteria in numbers 1, 2, or 3 above. Any additional spouse(s) claimed after the first marriage are considered non-relative. of a member of the household.

2. Children under 18 of age, if under the parental control When a child, under 18 is financially or otherwise dependent upon an adult member of the household, that child is considered to be under the parental control of the adult. of an adult household member.

3. Parents and natural, adopted, or stepchildren under 22 years of age if residing together.

    

Residents of commercial boarding houses are not eligible Having met the qualifications to receive a SNAP benefit by meeting the specified nonfinancial and financial requirements of eligibility. for SNAP benefits. The proprietor's household may participate, separate and apart from the residents, if otherwise eligible. A boarding house is defined as either of the following:

1. An establishment licensed as a commercial enterprise and offering meals and lodging for compensation, or

2. In communities which have no licensing requirements, a commercial establishment offering meals and lodging for compensation with the intent to make a profit.

NOTE: The number of residents has no effect on whether the establishment is or is not a boarding house.

Boarders' income and assets are countable when they are included in the SNAP filing unit. Do not count income and assets of a boarder if the boarder is not included in the SNAP filing unit. The amount of the payment that a boarder, who is not considered a member of the SNAP filing unit, gives to the household for the boarder services is treated as self-employment income to the household.