When the claimant eats all meals outside the household, answer question 32(a) "YES." If the claimant does not pay for food consumed outside the household, they may be getting in-kind support and maintenance (ISM).

When the claimant shops for their own food or gives money to someone else to shop for the food, answer (b) "YES."

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  SI 00835.140 Separate Consumption

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  SI 00835.150 Separate Purchase of Food

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  SI 00835.340 Computation of In-Kind Support and Maintenance from Within a Household

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  SI 00835.600 SSA-8006-F4: Statement of Living Arrangements, In-Kind Support and Maintenance