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3.9.1 Attendant/Housekeeper

7 CFR Code of Federal Regulations 273.1(b)(6)

An attendant/housekeeper is a person who meets both of the following conditions:

  1. Lives in the home of the person s/he provides child a person's biological, step, or adopted son or daughter, regardless of age., medical, or nursing home care, or similar services to. If the person receiving care lives in the attendant's home, an attendant/housekeeper situation does not exist.

  2. Is not a parent a person's biological, step, or adoptive mother or father regardless of age. Parenthood doesn't have to be verified, child, sibling brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, stepsister, and siblings related through adoption or spouse A person recognized by Wisconsin law as another person's legal husband or wife. Wisconsin does not recognize common law marriage. of anyone in the same food unit as the person s/he is caring for.

 

A live-in attendant/housekeeper may apply for FoodShare benefits as a separate food unit from other household members if the conditions above exist.

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 04-04

Release Date: 10/27/04

Effective Date: 10/15/04