5.2.1 FS-E

FS-E is a FoodShare program for elderly, blind, and disabled (EBD) individuals. EBD individuals and their co-residing spouses, if applicable, may be a separate food unit, even if they are living and eating with others, as long as all three of the following criteria are met:

The EBD individual is age 60 or older;
The EBD individual cannot purchase and prepare their own meals because of either:
1. A disability the SSA considers permanent, or
2. Some other permanent physical or mental non-disease-related, severe, permanent disability; and
The gross monthly income of all other persons with whom the EBD individual (and spouse, if any) resides with does not exceed 165% of the FPL for the number of others in the household. When computing gross income to compare to the 165% FPL, do not include any income of the EBD individual or their spouse.

Example 1

Carl and Betty, ages 70 and 59 respectively, are spouses who live in the same household with their daughter, Tammy, and her two children. Carl has dementia and is unable to purchase and prepare his own meals. Tammy’s income is below 165% FPL. Since all of the required criteria are met, Carl and Betty can be treated as a separate food unit from their daughter Tammy’s food unit.

This page last updated in Release Number: 15-03
Release Date: 09/28/2015
Effective Date: 09/28/2015

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