110.5 Persons Who May Be Included in the TANF Budget Group

The CAO may include the following persons who live with the TANF child but who are not required to be members of the TANF budget group:

55 Pa. Code § 171.21(a)(1)(ii)

One person who is designated as the specified relative of the TANF child but is not the parent (coded ES or NS). See Chapter 127 .

Children getting Title IV-E or state or local adoption assistance only when including the child in the budget group would increase the budget group’s benefits. The adopted child must be included if it would increase the benefits. Their income from the federal, state, or local subsidies is then counted in the eligibility determination and benefit computation. See Chapter 150 .

All persons included in the TANF budget must meet TANF eligibility requirements, such as citizenship , enumeration , income, and resources.