Table A: FANF Basic Maintenance Needs Allowance and Maximum Standard of Need SR 15-20, 07/15 (FAM-A)

STANDARD OF NEED

The Standard of Need (SON) is equal to the Basic Maintenance Needs Allowance (BMNA) plus actual shelter costs, if incurred, up to the maximum of $342, the weighted average of the maximum shelter payment allowances, as shown below:

Household Size

BMNA

Maximum SON (BMNA + max shelter payment allowance of $342)

1

$1,381

$1,723

2

$2,698

$3,040

3

$3,611

$3,953

4

$4,415

$4,757

5

$5,156

$5,498

6

$5,474

$5,816

7

$5,792

$6,134

8

$6,109

$6,451

9

$6,428

$6,770

10

$6,746

$7,088

11

$7,063

$7,405

12

$7,382

$7,724

For household sizes over 12, calculate the BMNA by adding $302 for each additional person to the 2014 BMNA for a HH size of 12. Multiply that figure by 1.6%. Add that figure to the original 2014 BMNA figure you calculated for the HH size that was over 12 and round down to the nearest whole dollar.

To obtain the SON for HH sizes over 12, calculate the BMNA per the above paragraph, and add actual shelter costs, if incurred, up to the maximum of $342, the weighted average of the maximum shelter payment allowances.

 

References: He-W 658.01, RSA 167:7,II & III, 45 CFR 233.20(a)(2)