The Food Assistance program rules determine all the potentially eligible assistance units in the household. The adult household members must designate a head of household for Food Assistance. The case worker records the selected head of household for the household for Food Assistance. The assistance units are then formed around the head of household specified for Food Assistance and includes all individuals based on the mandatory household member rules and exceptions. Additional assistance units are formed when rules determine that separate assistance units may be formed that do not include the head of household specified.
- Household composition rules are used to form the assistance unit and determine the household members that are included in the unit
- Household determination rules determine the household members that are not included or excluded from the assistance unit.
- Head of household determination rules determine the head of household for assistance unit's formed separate to the head of household specified for Food Assistance.
- Expedited Food Assistance rules determine if the household is eligible for expedited Food Assistance.
- Categorically Eligible Food Assistance rules determine if the household is eligible for categorical Food Assistance.