The Food Assistance assistance unit is composed of one of the following individuals or groups of individuals living in the household. Their income and resources are counted and they are included in the household size:
- An individual living alone OR
- An individual living with others, but customarily purchases food and prepares meals separately OR
- A group of individuals who live together and customarily purchase food and meals together for home consumption OR
- A homeless person or group of homeless people who purchase food OR
- An individual or group of individuals residing in an exempt Institution