Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 2005.25 Assistance Unit Requirements - The Assistance Unit of One

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 4-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-1 2005.25 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Assistance Unit Composition POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Assistance Unit Requirements AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: The Assistance Unit of One ______________________________________________________________________________

2005.25 Some individuals, who meet all of the other eligibility requirements, are assistance units of one. They include the following:

A. the caretaker relative when the only dependent child receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI);

B. a dependent child who meets both of the following conditions:

1. the caretaker relative with whom the child lives is either:

a. an ineligible non-parent; or

b. an excluded parent; and

2. none of the following are in the home:

a. an eligible brother or sister;

b. a non-sibling who is included in the assistance unit;

C. a pregnant female with no other children receiving assistance, who is not receiving assistance as a dependent child in her parent's home.