400.22.03C CHILD NON-FILER HOUSEHOLD WITH SPOUSE AND/OR CHILD RULES

For children (under age 19) who are married, or unmarried with a child or children or married with a spouse and child(ren) living in the home, the non-filer household must include: • The child applying (or renewing) coverage; and • The child’s parents (including biological, adopted and stepparents) if living with the child; and • The child’s siblings (including biological, adopted and stepsiblings) who are under age 19, if living with the child; and, • The spouse of the child under age 19, if married and living together. • If the child under age 19 has a child or children (biological, adopted or stepchildren), the child(ren) are included if living with the child under age 19. Child Non-Filer with a Spouse: Carol is 18 and lives with her mother, her 3 brothers (all under age 19) and her spouse, age 22. No one in the household files taxes. Carol is applying for herself. Carol is a household of 6, which includes herself, her mother, her 3 brothers and her spouse. Using non-filer rules, Carol’s spouse counts as a household member because they are married and live together. Non-Filer Child with a Child: Karen is age 18 and has a child, age 1. She and her child live with her mother, her grandmother, her sister (age 20) and her brother (age 17). No one in the household files federal taxes. Karen is applying for herself and her child. Karen is a household of 4 that includes herself, her 1-year-old child, her mother and her brother. Using non-filer rules, Karen’s mother and brother can be included in her budget along with her child. The grandmother and 20-year-old sister cannot count since the grandmother is not Karen’s parent and her sister is over the age limit for counting in a non- filer household. Karen’s 1-year old child is a household of 2, counting the child and the child’s mother. Non-Filer Child with a Spouse and Child: Sandra, age 17, is married and lives with her spouse, Paul, and their newborn baby, Jane. They live with Sandra’s mother and Sandra’s brother, age 14. Sandra’s mother files taxes and claims Sandra’s brother as a tax dependent. Sandra and Paul (both non-filers) and Jane are applying. Sandra is a household of 5 that includes herself, her spouse (Paul), her baby (Jane) and her mother and brother. Since Sandra is a non-filer, her budget includes herself, her spouse and baby and her mother and brother since they live together, and Sandra is under age 19. Paul’s household size is 3 - himself, his spouse and his child. Jane’s household size is 3 – herself and both parents Page |