Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 2005.15 AFDC Assistance Unit Requirements - Who May Be Included

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 4-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-1 2005.15 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Assistance Unit Composition POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Assistance Unit Requirements AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Who May Be Included ______________________________________________________________________________

2005.15 The assistance unit may include certain individuals if they meet the eligibility requirements for the program. The following individuals have the option of being included in the assistance unit of the dependent child:

A. the non-parent needy caretaker relative, who may choose between AFDC and another public assistance program, if qualifications for both are met;

B. dependent children other than mandatory inclusions who are of acceptable relationship to the caretaker relative, if the caretaker relative chooses to have them included rather than receive assistance for them as a separate assistance unit;

C. the stepparent and step siblings of an eligible dependent child when the stepparent has no child in common with the parent of the eligible dependent child.