{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3272","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §3272","heading":"Standard","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION","PART 1-A: STATE SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME FOR BLIND, DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE","CHAPTER 855-C: BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec3272.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"01aec5b7bd779ea91fe69ef089687fa02e07a206ffd5b51e1cf4a861ff71fa38","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3271","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}