The Group Home Standardized Benefits (GHSB) budgeting, implemented January 1, 2005, calculates food stamp (FS) benefit amounts for households residing in shelter types 10, 12, 13,15, 16 and 17 based on a household’s district, shelter and source of income. OTDA recently secured federal approval to establish different GHSB amounts for residents of
Supervised/Supportive Apartments and Enriched Housing (shelter type 17) who incur Heating/Air Conditioning costs or are otherwise eligible for the Heating/Air Conditioning Standard Utility Allowance (HT/AC SUA). As a result, a new level of FS GHSB amounts has been created for this shelter type 17 group.
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