Board and Room Payments 415-25-05-45

(Revised 10/00 ML #2629)

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For the purpose of determining LIHEAP benefits, a "board and room" arrangement exists if there is a negotiated agreement to make payments for board and room, in cash or in kind, regardless of whether the person making the payments is related to the client.

 

Monthly payments received by the client, less $100 per month, will be counted as annual income. If the payment is for room only, the payments would be counted as income, less $25 per month. (If the monthly payment is less than $100 or $25, respectively, no income will be counted.)

 

In a board and room arrangement, the person making board and room payments will not be counted as a member of the household, nor will his income be included when determining the applicable income eligibility level for the household. The bedroom of this person will not be counted. Conversely, the income of an individual living in the household who does not have a negotiated rate of payment for board and room will be included in the total household income, the individual person will be counted as a member of the household, and the bedroom of the person will be counted.