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Example Mr. Richey and Ms. Haymond are an unmarried couple. Mr. Richey is employed. They are living with her children from a previous relationship (Erwin and Imogene), his children from a previous relationship (Cedric and Sheldon), and their "child in common" (Mabel). Ms. Hammond applies for assistance for her children. Establish a group consisting of Ms. Haymond, Mr. Richey, and all of the children. If there was no child in common, the group would be established as Ms. Hammond and her children Erwin and Imogene. Mr. Richey is not married to Ms. Hammond, so he is not a step-parent to Erwin and Imogene. Example Mr. and Mrs. James have no child in common. Mrs. James has one child from a previous marriage, Ralph, and Mr. James has one child from a previous marriage, Edna. Mr. James applies for TANF for Edna. If Mr. James wants to be included in the TANF group himself, Mrs. James and her child must be part of the group. If Mr. James chooses not to be included, Mrs. James and Ralph cannot be included. Mrs. James can apply for Ralph and a separate group consisting of only Ralph will be established. However, if Mrs. James wants to be included with Ralph, Mr. James, and Edna must also be included. Example Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have two children in common, Jackie and Isaac. Mrs. Johnson has one child from a previous relationship, Andre. Mrs. Johnson applies for TANF for Andre. Since there are children in common, the group must consist of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Jackie, Isaac, and Andre. GC Mandatory group members are all siblings and half-siblings who live in the same home and meet all non financial eligibility factors.

Caretakers cannot be included in a GC assistance unit. Example A household consists of Ms. Stein, her daughter's child (Susan), and another child (Mary) who has the same father as Susan but a different mother. The GC case would only include Mary since, although she is a half sibling of a TANF child, she is not related to Mrs. Smith and, thus, does not meet the "relationship" requirement (see Section 5.4: Who is a Relative in this Part). The TANF case would include Ms. Stein if she elects to receive assistance, and her grandchild, Susan.