22 §3272. Standard
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION HEADING: PL 1973, C. 790, §1 (AMD)
Part 1-A: STATE SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME FOR BLIND, DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE HEADING: PL 1973, C. 790, §3 (NEW)
Chapter 855-C: BENEFITS HEADING: PL 1973, C. 790, §3 (NEW)
§3272. Standard
1. Standard. The standard utilized to determine need shall be the current annual budget at the lower level of living for a retired couple as most recently determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for Portland, Maine, or budgets which are consistent with such a budget at the lower level of living, taking into account budget variances by marital status and living arrangements permited pursuant to Title XVI and regulations promulgated thereunder.
[ 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).