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Based on the number of members in the assistance unit and the unit's living arrangement, the need standard amounts are: UNIT SIZE INDEPENDENT LIVING DEPENDENT LIVING 1 person $ 358 $ 204 2 persons 448 295 3 persons 507 354 4 persons 563 412 5 persons 622 470 6 persons 680 528 7 persons 738 587 8 persons 795 643 9 persons 852 701 10 persons 910 758 11 persons 968 816 12 persons 1,026 872 13 persons 1,083 931 14 persons 1,140 988 15 persons 1,198 1,047 16 persons 1,256 1,103 17 persons 1,312 1,160 18 persons 1,370 1,218 19 persons 1,428 1,275 20 persons 1,486 1,332 21 persons 1,543 1,390 22 persons 1,599 1,448 23 persons 1,658 1,505 24 persons 1,715 1,562 25 persons 1,772 1,620
Source: 1 SDR 30, effective October 13, 1974; 5 SDR 6, effective August 6, 1978; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 10 SDR 144, effective July 1, 1984; 12 SDR 204, effective July 1, 1986; 15 SDR 67, effective November 6, 1988; 15 SDR 203, effective July 2, 1989; 16 SDR 99, effective December 7, 1989; 17 SDR 8, effective July 23, 1990; 17 SDR 200, effective July 1, 1991; 19 SDR 26, effective August 23, 1992; 20 SDR 18, effective August 17, 1993; 21 SDR 172, effective April 3, 1995; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025.