Financial Unit

Include the income and resources of the following individuals in the financial unit:

  1. The child AND
  2. The child's mother, if living in the home AND
  3. The child's legal father, if living in the home AND
  4. Blood-related or adoptive siblings living in the home who are dependent children (Dependent Child rules must be satisfied with the exception of Deprivation) AND
  5. If the child for whom assistance is being provided is a sponsored alien, include the income and resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse, if s/he lives with the sponsor.

For dependent child rules see Common Rules - Dependent Child chapter.