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Individuals eligible for a grant must be determined eligible for ANB, APTD, or OAA financial assistance in one of the following: independent living, residential care facility, community residence, HCBC-CFI (formerly known as HCBC-ECI), HCBC-DD, HCBC-ABD, or HCBC-IHS. Use the following steps to determine the amount of the grant.

1. Subtract net income from the appropriate standard of need (SON).

- The standard of need is based on the type of assistance requested, living arrangement, and the number of individuals in the assistance group. Refer to PART 601, Table A.

2. If net income is less than the SON, the result is the monthly amount of the grant before rounding.

3. If the amount of the grant:

- ends in $.49 or less, round down to the nearest dollar; or

- ends in $.50 or more, round up to the nearest dollar.

  The result is the actual monthly grant.

4. If the actual monthly grant is less than $2.00, no payment is made.

Exception: Supplemental payments for nursing facility residents with available income less than the personal needs allowance are not subject to the $2.00 minimum payment.

5. If the individual eligible for an SSP grant resides with others in an independent living arrangement, does not have any food or residence expenses, and does not receive Food Stamp benefits, reduce the SSP grant by an additional one-third. See Section 617.03, SSP One-Third Grant Reduction Principles, for more information about applying this reduction.