Must be included: When determining the HH family, the CAO must include the following household members and count their income :
Healthy Horizons applicants or recipients.
The spouse of the HH applicant/recipient, unless the spouse receives TANF, GA, SBP, SSI , or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
An unborn child of a pregnant HH applicant or recipient or spouse.
The biological or adoptive parents of an HH child.
NOTE: The CAO must not deem income from a parent to a child between the ages of 18 and under age 21 in the PH00 category
May be included: When determining the HH family, the CAO may include the following household members and count their income:
Natural or adopted children or stepchildren under age 21.
NOTE: If the HH applicant/recipient chooses to include a natural or adopted child or stepchild, the child’s income (including TANF, GA, SBP, or SSI income) is counted.
Children under age 21, if the HH applicant or recipient has care and control of the child.
NOTE: If the HH applicant/recipient chooses to include a child under age 21, the child’s income (including TANF, GA, SBP, or SSI income) is counted.
An individual who has care and control of an HH child.
A stepparent of an HH child.
May not be included: When determining in the HH family, the CAO must not include the following household members:
The HH client's spouse with TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
Siblings of a child who is an HH applicant/recipient.
The parent of an HH child who is eligible for a waiver using the special income limit of 300 percent of the Federal Benefit Rate and who has services under a HCBS Program.
Must be included: When determining the NMP for the Family (NMPF) applicant/recipient group, the CAO must include the following household members and count their income:
Biological or adoptive parents of a deprived child (including unborn children).
A sibling of the deprived child, if the sibling is related by blood and the sibling is eligible because of age and deprivation.
Exceptions: An individual is not included if he or she:
Has SSI or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
Has federal IV-E or state or local foster care assistance or adoption assistance.
NOTE: The individual is not included as a member of a TANF budget group unless the child is receiving federal, state, or local adoption assistance and including the child in the budget group would increase the benefits for the budget group. If including the adopted child would increase the benefits, then the child must be included in the budget group. The child’s income from the federal, state, or local subsidies is counted in the eligibility and benefit determinations. (See Cash Assistance Handbook, Chapter 150, Income.)
Is ineligible because he or she is not a U.S. citizen, a resident alien, or an eligible refugee; or
Is ineligible for any other reason.
NOTE: When the individual becomes eligible, he or she must be included in the applicant/recipient group.
May be included: When determining the NMPF family, the CAO may include the following other individuals who live with the child:
One individual who is designated as the specified relative of the TANF child but is not the parent.
An individual related to the TANF child who would be eligible for GA if they applied.
A child with federal IV-E or state or local foster care assistance or adoption assistance is not included unless including the child and the income in the budget group would make the family eligible.
It is important not to confuse the applicant/recipient group with the Healthy Beginnings family. The Healthy Beginnings family includes those household members whose income is counted when determining eligibility.
An applicant/recipient group for HB may include any woman who is pregnant and any qualified child if the pregnant woman and qualified child are related by blood or marriage to at least one member of the applicant/recipient group.
Must be included: When determining the HB applicant/recipient group, the CAO must include the following household members and count their income:
A pregnant woman.
Qualified children.
The husband (including a common-law husband) of a pregnant woman.
Parents of a pregnant woman if the pregnant woman is unemancipated and:
Under age 18.
Age 18 or older and in school.
NOTE: For Healthy Beginnings, a individual is emancipated if he or she is:
Age 19 or older.
Under age 19 and either married or no longer under the care or control of a parent.
The spouse of a qualified child.
The biological or adoptive parent of a qualified child.
A father who has legally been shown to be the parent of a qualified child.
Unborn children of pregnant woman.
NOTE: The individuals who must be included must be living in the same household as the pregnant woman or the qualified child.
A sibling under age 21 (including the stepsibling or half-sibling of a pregnant woman) if the pregnant woman is under age 19, unemancipated and living in the parental household.
Exception: A sibling under age 21 must not be included with the pregnant woman who is age 18 (whether emancipated or unemancipated) and not in school.
May be included: When determining the HB applicant/recipient group, the CAO may include the following household members and count their income:
A putative father, if he lives with the pregnant woman and the pregnant woman chooses to include him as a family member.
NOTE: When the child is born, the CAO must not include the putative father in the family size when determining the child's eligibility until paternity is legally proven.
A natural or adopted child or stepchild of a pregnant woman if the child is under age 21.
A sister, stepsister, or half-sister of a qualified child if the sister is under age 21.
A brother, stepbrother, or half-brother of a qualified child if the brother is under age 21.
The stepparent of a qualified child.
An individual who takes care of and is in charge of an HB child.
A child under age 21 if the HB applicant/recipient is taking care of and in charge of the child.
Must not be included: When determining the HB applicant/recipient group, the CAO must not include the following household members:
Any family member with cash assistance, SSI, NMP for the Family (PC/PU27), or PA/PJ/PM-85 (Special SSI Recipient Status).
A sister, stepsister, half-sister, brother, stepbrother, or half-brother under age 21 or a parent of a pregnant woman who lives in the parental household, if the pregnant woman is:
Age 19 or older.
Under age 19 and emancipated.
Age 18 and unemancipated but not expected to graduate from secondary or high school before age 19.
Age 18, unemancipated, and not in school.
Married.
Any other individual who is not identified as either "Must be included" or "May be included."
Must be included: When determining the NMP applicant/recipient group, the CAO must include the following household members and count their income:
The spouse of an SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse is applying for or receives SSI-related NMP.
A spouse of an SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse receives HB or is eligible but not yet approved for HB.
NOTE: The HB client's income is included and the NMP income limit is increased to include the HB spouse and the unborn child, but the HB spouse is not approved for NMP.
A parent of a TANF-related NMP applicant/recipient under age 21 if the parent receives HB, TANF-related NMP, or GA-related NMP or is eligible but not yet approved for it.
A spouse of a TANF-related or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse receives HB or is eligible but not yet approved for HB.
NOTE: The HB client's income is included and the NMP income limit is increased to include the HB parent or spouse and the unborn child, but the HB parent or spouse is not approved for NMP.
A sister, half-sister, brother, or half-brother under age 21 of an unemancipated child who is a TANF-related NMP applicant/recipient when the sister, half-sister, brother, or half-brother is applying for or has TANF-related NMP.
A child under age 21 of a TANF-related or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient when the child is applying for or receiving TANF-related NMP.
Exception: An emancipated child or a stepchild is not required to be included in the same applicant/recipient group with his or her parent when applying for or receiving NMP. Income is deemed from a parent to a child under age 21, whether or not the child is emancipated.
May be included: When determining the NMP applicant/recipient group, the CAO may include the following household members and count their income:
A stepchild.
A stepsister or stepbrother of a child.
A child under 21 years of age if the NMP applicant/recipient is taking care of and in charge of the child.
Any individual related by blood or marriage.
A related individual or relative who is taking care of and in charge of a child under age 21.
A child under age 21 of a TANF-related, GA-related, or SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient if the child receives or is eligible but not yet approved for HB.
NOTE: If the child is included in the eligibility determination for the remaining members of the household applying for or receiving TANF-related or GA-related NMP, the child's income must be included. The NMP income limit is increased to include the HB child, but the HB child is not approved for NMP.
NOTE: If the child is included in the eligibility determination for the remaining members of the household applying for or receives SSI-related NMP, the child's income must be included.
May not be included, but income is deemed: When determining the NMP applicant/recipient group, the CAO must not include the following household members, but the CAO must deem their income as available to the child or spouse:
A spouse of an SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse does not receive TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85) and the spouse's net available income is more than 50 percent of the federal benefit rate for SSI.
NOTE: The nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse's income is included, and the NMP income limit is increased to include the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse, but the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse is not authorized for MA.
A spouse of an SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse does not receive HH or has not been found eligible or approved for HH and the spouse's net available income is more than 50 percent of the federal benefit rate for SSI.
NOTE: The nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse's income is included, and the NMP income limit is increased to include the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse, but the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse is not approved.
A parent of a TANF-related NMP applicant/recipient if the parent does not receive or has not been found eligible or approved for HB, HH, or SSI-related NMP.
A parent of a TANF-related NMP applicant/recipient if the parent does not receive TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM 85).
A spouse of a TANF-related or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse does not receive TANF, GA, NMP, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
A spouse of a TANF-related or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse does not receive or has not been found eligible or approved for HB, HH, or SSI-related NMP.
May not be included: When determining the NMP applicant/recipient group, the CAO may not include the following household members and may not count their income:
A spouse of an SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse's net available income is 50% or less of the federal benefit rate for SSI.
A spouse of an SSI-related, TANF-related, or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse receives TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
A parent of a TANF-related NMP applicant/recipient under age 21 if the parent receives TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
A spouse of an SSI-related, TANF-related, or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse receives or is eligible but not yet approved for HH.
A spouse of an SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse receives or is eligible but not yet approved for TANF-related or GA-related NMP.
A parent of a TANF-related NMP applicant/recipient under age 21 if the parent receives or is eligible but not yet approved for HH or SSI-related NMP.
A spouse of a TANF-related or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse receives or is eligible but not yet approved for SSI-related NMP.
A parent of a child under age 21 if the child is an SSI-related NMP applicant/recipient.
The child of an SSI-related applicant or recipient.
The spouse or parent of an SSI-related, TANF-related, or GA-related NMP applicant/recipient if the spouse or parent is eligible for a waiver using the special income limit of 300 percent of the federal benefit rate and has services under an HCBS program.
Must be included: When determining the MNO applicant/recipient group, the CAO must include the following household members and count their income:
A spouse of an SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse is applying for or receiving SSI-related MNO.
A parent of a TANF-related MNO applicant/recipient under age 21 if the parent is applying for or receiving TANF-related or GA-related MNO.
A parent of an SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient under age 18 if the parent is applying for or receiving TANF-related or GA-related MNO.
A spouse of an SSI-related, TANF-related, or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse receiving or is eligible but not yet approved for HB.
NOTE: The HB client's income is included, and the MNO income limit is increased to include the HB MA spouse and any unborn children, but the HB spouse is not approved for MNO.
A child under age 21 of a TANF-related, GA-related, or SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient when the child is applying for or receiving TANF-related MNO.
Exception: An emancipated child and a stepchild do not need to be included in the same applicant/recipient group with his or her parent or stepparent when applying for or receiving MNO. Income will be deemed from a parent to a child under 18 whether or not the child is emancipated.
A sister, half-sister, brother, or half-brother under age 21 of an unemancipated child who is a TANF-related MNO applicant/recipient when the sister, half-sister, brother, or half-brother is applying for or receiving MNO benefits.
A parent of a TANF-related applicant/recipient under 18 years of age if the parent receives or is eligible but not yet approved for HB.
NOTE: The HB income limit is increased to count the HB parent and any unborn children, but the HB parent is not authorized MNO.
May be included: When determining the MNO applicant/recipient group, the CAO may include the following household members and count their income:
A stepchild.
A stepsister, half-sister, stepbrother, or half-brother of a child under age 21.
Any individual related by blood or marriage.
An individual who takes care of and is in charge of a child under age 21.
A child under 21 years of age if the MNO applicant/recipient is taking care of and in charge of the child.
A child under age 21 of a TANF-related, GA-related, or SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient if the child receives or is eligible but not yet approved for HB.
NOTE: If the child is included as a member in the applicant/recipient group for MNO, the child's income must be included. The MNO income limit is increased to include the HB child, but the HB child is not approved for MNO.
May not be included, but income is deemed: When determining the MNO applicant/recipient group, the CAO may not include the following household members, but the CAO deems their income as available to the child or spouse:
A parent of a TANF-related MNO applicant/recipient child under age 18 who does not receive TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
A spouse of an SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse does not receive TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM 85) and the spouse's net available income is more than 50 percent of the federal benefit rate for SSI.
The nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse's income is included, and the MNO income limit is increased to include the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse, but the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse is not authorized.
A spouse of an SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse does not receive HH or has not been found eligible or approved for HH and the spouse's net available income is more than 50 percent of the federal benefit rate for SSI.
NOTE: The nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse's income is included, and the MNO income limit is increased to include the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse, but the nonapplicant/nonrecipient spouse is not authorized.
A spouse of a TANF-related or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse does not receive TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
NOTE: An unborn child is included in determining the needs of a pregnant nonapplicant spouse.
A parent of a TANF-related MNO applicant/recipient if the parent does not receive HB or HH or has not been found eligible or approved for HB or HH.
A spouse of a TANF-related or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse is not receiving HB or HH or has not been found eligible or approved for HB or HH.
Not included: When determining the MNO applicant/recipient group, the CAO may not include the following household members and must not count their income:
A spouse of an SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse's net available income is 50 percent or less of the federal benefit rate for SSI.
A spouse of an SSI-related, TANF-related, or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse receives TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
A parent of a TANF-related MNO applicant/recipient under age 21 if the parent receives TANF, GA, SBP, SSI, or MA with Special SSI Recipient Status (PA/PJ/PM-85).
A spouse of an SSI-related, TANF-related, or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse receives or is eligible but not yet authorized for HH.
A parent of an SSI-related or TANF-related MNO applicant/recipient under age 21 if the parent receives or is eligible but not yet authorized for HH.
A spouse of a TANF-related or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse receives or is eligible but not yet authorized for SSI-related NMP.
A parent of a child under age 21 if the child is an SSI-related MNO applicant/recipient.
A parent of a TANF-related or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient under age 21 if the parent receives or is eligible but not approved for SSI-related NMP.
The spouse or parent of an SSI-related, TANF-related or GA-related MNO applicant/recipient if the spouse or parent is eligible for a waiver using the special income limit of 300 percent of the federal benefit rate and receives services under an HCBS program.
Unrelated Individuals
Updated February 14, 2012, Replacing October 23, 2008