Section 6.94.140. Need determination.

	(a)  The division will determine the amount of each grantee's serious needs and necessary expenses.  
	(b)  The amount of food need of a grantee who qualifies for a grant as a subsistence user under 6 AAC 94.120(a)(7)(D) or (a)(8)(D) is determined to be equivalent to 25 percent of the yearly cost of food based on the grantee's family size. The division will determine the yearly cost of food by utilizing the Department of Health and Social Services Alaska Food Stamp Program Manual, Addendum 4, the table entitled Maximum Food Stamp Allotment, Rural II, as revised as of October 1, 1997 and adopted by reference. The amount of need for gasoline for subsistence hunting by a grantee who qualifies for a grant as a subsistence user under 6 AAC 94.120(a)(7)(D) or (a)(8)(D) is determined by the average cost of gasoline used for hunting by a representative sample of households in the disaster area.  
	(c)  If the grantee qualifies for a grant under 6 AAC 94.120(a)(7)(A), (B) or (C), or (a)(8)(A), (B), or (C), the division will use following formulas to determine the amount of the grantee's need for assistance in the eligible expense categories set out in 6 AAC 94.130(a):  
		(1) the amount of need for utilities and heating fuel is determined by multiplying the monthly mean cost for electric and heating fuel for a representative sample of households in the disaster area by the number of months in the qualifying period;  
		(2) the amount of need for gasoline for subsistence hunting is determined by the average cost of gasoline used for hunting by a representative sample of households in the disaster area;  
		(3) the amount of need for water and sanitation utilities is determined by multiplying the monthly mean cost for drinking water and sanitation for a representative sample households in the disaster area by the number of months in the qualifying period;  
		(4) the amount of need for eligible foods is determined by the grantee's family size and is based on the cost of food as calculated utilizing the Department of Health and Social Services Alaska Food Stamp Program Manual, Addendum 4, the table entitled Maximum Food Stamp Allotment, Rural II, as revised as of October 1, 1997 and adopted by reference.  
	(d)  The division will reduce the amounts determined under (c) of this section for an individual or family by the amount or value of any assistance from other means received by the individual or family for serious needs or necessary expenses in the eligible expense categories for which the grant application is made under 6 AAC 94.100 - 6 AAC 94.180.  

Authorities

26.23.020;26.23.040;26.23.050;26.23.220;26.23.300

Notes

Reference

6 AAC 94.150

Authority

AS 26.23.020 AS 26.23.040 AS 26.23.050 AS 26.23.220 AS 26.23.300

History

Eff. 2/18/99, Register 149; am 6/26/99, Register 150; am 9/11/2000, Register 156