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Exceptions to Whose Income Is Counted: Children 85 1 Exception for the income of children:  Child’s income does not count toward household income if child is included in the household with his or her parent, unless the child is required to file taxes  Child’s income does not count for evaluating: ─ Child’s eligibility; OR ─ Eligibility of other household members  Applies to adult children who are tax dependents of their parent  If a child does not live with his or her parent and is not claimed as a tax dependent by his or her parent, then child’s household will not include the parent  In this case, the child’s income will count for their own eligibility and the eligibility of the child’s other household members, such as siblings, regardless of whether the child’s income is high enough to require a tax return to be filed Comparing Results to Eligibility Levels Determining Household Income Constructing a Household Purpose