Is it possible to only apply children for food stamps?

The system requires an adult to verify income or lack there of.

If the kids need food wouldn't it stand to reason the adults would too? I would starve before I let my kids go hungry.

Swell avatar Luke!!! Go Bucs!

Sometimes, but rarely, below is the regulation. In short, the child can be separate if they are a foster child, emancipated, or is self supporting. The children have to apply with parents they are living with or other adults that have "parental control" over them (parental control is explained below). In short, if there are three children 5, 7, and 13 years old and they are living with grandma or aunt because mom/dad are absent (in jail or other reason) then they have to apply with grandma/aunt because grandma/aunt are exerting parental control over them (the kids can't support themselves).

63-402 HOUSEHOLD CONCEPT 63-402

.1 Household definition

A household may be composed of any of the following individuals or groups of individuals, provided

that such individuals or groups are not residents of an institution, except as otherwise specified in

Section 63-402.4, residents of a commercial boarding house, or boarders, except as otherwise specified

in Section 63-402.31:

.11 An individual living alone;

.12 An individual living with others, but customarily purchasing food and preparing meals for home

consumption separate and apart from the others except as otherwise specified in Section 63-

.13 A group of individuals who live together and customarily purchase food and/or prepare meals

together for home consumption.

.131 Customarily purchasing and preparing meals together as a Food Stamp household is to

do so usually or as a matter of course.

.14 Separate household status shall not be granted to:

.141 A child under 18 years of age, living with and under the parental control, as defined in

Section 63- 102(p), of a household member who is not his or her parent;

(a) A foster child placed by a federal, state, or local governmental program in the

private home of a relative, or other individual or family, shall be considered a

boarder. Such a boarder may participate in the Food Stamp Program only by

request of the household providing boarder services, and only as a member of

that household.

.142 Parents living with their natural, adopted or step children, or children living with their

natural, adopted, or stepparents unless:

(a) a child is:

(1) 22 years of age or older and purchases food and prepares meals for

home consumption separately from his/her parents; or

(2) participating in the other parent’s Food Stamp household.

.143 An individual living with the household who is a spouse of a member of the household

(as defined in Section 63-102(s));

.144 A boarder, as defined in Section 63-402.3;

(p) (1) "Parental Control"

(A) A minor child shall not be considered under the parental control of the individual with

whom he/she resides if any one of the following conditions exists:

(a) The minor entered into a valid marriage, whether or not such marriage has

terminated by dissolution.

(b) The minor is on active duty with any of the armed forces of the United States of

America. (Note: A person who was in the armed forces but was discharged

before reaching the age of 18 could still be considered under parental control.)

(c) The minor has been emancipated by a court order.

(B) If none of the above conditions exist then whether or not a minor should be considered

under the parental control of the individual with whom he/she resides shall be

determined using the following criteria. The eligibility worker shall assess the relative

importance of the criteria below to each individual case in determining whether or not

parental control exists:

(a) The minor is economically self-supporting and managing his/her own affairs.

(b) The closer a minor is to 18 years the more significant age becomes in the

determination of parental control.

(c) The minor is absent from the individual with whom he/she is residing for

significant periods of time and comes and goes without the individual's

approval.

If you want here is the address for all the regulations but they can get a little confusing if you don't know what you are doing http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/ord/PG303.htm

No. You would be applying as a household. You would be the one applying, not your children. Otherwise, every parent could do that and receive government aid.

Oh.

I thought you meant use the children as the food.

But never mind!