# COMAR 07.03.17.03: COMAR 07.03.17.03. Household Composition > Maryland · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_07_03_17_03 ## Section - **Citation:** COMAR 07.03.17.03 - **Heading:** COMAR 07.03.17.03. Household Composition - **Jurisdiction:** Maryland - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Code of Maryland Regulations / Title 07 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES / Subtitle 03 FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION / Chapter 17 Food Supplement Program / COMAR 07.03.17.03 ## Text A. Household Definition. A household may be composed of any of the following individuals or groups of individuals: (1) An individual living alone; (2) An individual living with others, but customarily purchasing food and preparing meals for home consumption separate and apart from others; (3) A group of individuals who live together and customarily purchase food and prepare meals together for home consumption; (4) An individual who is 60 years old or older, and the spouse of that individual, who: (a) Is living with others; (b) Is unable to purchase and prepare meals because the individual suffers from a: (i) Disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act, or (ii) Non-disease-related, severe, permanent disability; and (c) Resides with others whose income included under Regulation .30 of this chapter , excluding the income of the disabled individual's spouse, does not exceed 165 percent of the poverty line according to household size as shown in Schedule C of Regulation .45 of this chapter . B. Individuals or groups of individuals may not participate as a household in the Program if they are: (1) Residents of an institution, except as otherwise specified in Regulation .06 of this chapter ; (2) Residents of a commercial boarding house; (3) Living with others and paying them compensation for meals and lodging except as specified in Regulation .05 of this chapter ; (4) Ineligible household members as described in Regulation .04 of this chapter ; or (5) Strikers as described in Regulation .07 of this chapter . C. Special Definition. Nonhousehold member status as described in §D of this regulation , or separate household status, may not be granted to: (1) Parents living with their natural or adopted children, or stepchildren, or children living with these parents, if the children are 21 years old or younger; (2) A minor child, except for a foster child, who is younger than 18 years old, under the parental control of an adult member of the household; or as described in §D of this regulation , or separate household status, may not be granted to: (1) Parents living with their natural or adopted children, or stepchildren, or children living with these parents, if the children are 21 years old or younger; (2) A minor child, except for a foster child, who is younger than 18 years old, under the parental control of an adult member of the household; or (3) A spouse of a member of the household as defined in Regulation .02B of this chapter . D. Nonhousehold Members. (1) Nonhousehold members who are otherwise eligible may participate in the Program as separate households. (2) The local department may not consider the following individuals residing with a household as household members in determining the household's eligibility or allotment: (a) A roomer who is an individual to whom a household furnishes lodging, but not meals, for financial compensation; (b) A live-in attendant who is an individual who resides with a household to provide medical, housekeeping, child care, or other similar personal services; or (c) Other individuals who share living quarters with the household but who do not customarily purchase food and prepare meals with the household. Cross References 07.03.17.05A 07.03.17.40D(1)(b) ## Nearby sections - [COMAR 07.03.17.01 COMAR 07.03.17.01. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_07_03_17_01.md) - [COMAR 07.03.17.02 COMAR 07.03.17.02. 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