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1200 (07/2026) Chapter 8: Examples • Chapter 8: Examples Individual program example(s) SNAP Example 1: Tabatha, her husband John, along with their two children purchase and prepare food together and want to apply for SNAP together. Tabatha is an ineligible non-citizen. Forming the group: This is one filing group. Tabatha is excluded from the need and benefit group, because she does not meet the nonfinancial requirement for citizenship. Because she is in the financial group, a prorated share of her income and deductions count. TANF Example 1: Missy and her two children are applying for TANF. She does not want to get TANF for one child as she does not want to pursue child support. The mother can choose not to apply for TANF for the child. The child is required to be in the household, filing, financial and need group, but would not be in the benefit group. She would not be required to cooperate with OCSP, but if she was receiving support for that child, it would be used in determining eligibility and benefit amount. REF Example 1: Maria arrived in the US as a refugee 14 months ago and her husband Manuel arrived in the U.S. yesterday. Maria is currently not working. Forming the group: Maria is excluded from the need and benefit group, because she has been in the U.S. more than 12 months. She is in the financial group so her income and deductions count towards the REF case. Benefit group Individual program example(s) TANF Example 1: Belinda receives a non-needy caretaker relative TANF grant for her grandchild, Starla. Starla’s mother, Janine, is not allowed to have care, control or supervision of the child by order of Child Welfare. As part of Janine’s rehabilitation, she is ordered by the court to live with her mother, Belinda. Starla’s mother would be in the household group, filing group, financial group (income she is receiving would count against the child’s grant) and need group. The child’s mother would not be in the benefit group, because she does not meet all nonfinancial eligibility factors (she is not a caretaker relative). Therefore, the grandmother could potentially continue to receive benefits for the grandchild. TANF Unborn child