Optional Household Members

The following household members, who live in the home, can optionally be included in the assistance unit for Cash Assistance. If they are included their income and resources are counted and they are included in the household size:

  1. Dependent children, other than their own children, for whom the Caretaker Relative has responsibility.
  2. Only one Non-parent caretaker relative where both of the child's parents are absent from the caretaker relatives home