Section 113.250  Laundry

a)         A laundry allowance shall be provided when:

1)         neither the client nor any member of the household is physically able to do the laundry, no relative is available and housekeeping services are not provided; or

2)         there are no facilities for washing or drying in the home; or

3)         a recipient in the home is incontinent or bedfast.

b)         When laundry is done collectively, the allowance shall be the recipient's equal share of the standard allowance based on the total number of persons in the sharing unit.   In husband and wife households, the laundry allowance shall be computed on a share basis.

c)         When the client's laundry is done on an individual basis by the client, the allowance shall be based on a single person household.  (This includes multi-person households.)

d)         Laundry allowances are:

(Source:  Former rule repealed, new rule adopted at 7 Ill. Reg. 907, effective January 11, 1983)