Topic: Household Composition
Roomer – a roomer is a person to whom the household furnishes lodging for compensation but not meals. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-11. Sources of income considered. LIHEAP: 340:20-1-14. Actions, method of payment, and notifications; 340:20-1-19. Winter heating; and 340:20-1-20. Summer cooling. SNAP: 340:50-5-5. Non-household members; and 340:50-7-30. Self-employed […]
Non-household member – is a person living in the home of a household applying for or receiving food benefits who cannot be included in the food benefit.
Kinship – Kinship care for Child Welfare Services is commonly defined as “the full-time care, nurturing, and protection of a child by relatives, members of their Tribe or clan, godparents, stepparents, or other adults who have a family relationship to a child.” For TANF, family relations can be represented concretely (mother, brother, grandfather) or abstractly […]
Household composition – includes every household member that must be included in the benefit and/or whose income and/or resources are considered when determining eligibility. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care: 340:40-7-6. Household composition and income consideration. 340:40-9-2. Case changes. Public Assistance Procedures (all programs): 340:65-3-9. Variable conditions of eligibility; and 340:65-5-1. Case […]
Head of household – households applying for food benefits select an adult head of household at each certification action or when there is a change in household composition. When all adult members do not agree to the selection or decline to select an adult head of household, the household may select another head of household […]
Family share copayment – is the client’s share of the cost of child care. It is based on family size, number of children in care, and income.
Disqualified household member – a term used in the SNAP Program to designate a person living in the household who is not eligible for food benefits because of willful misrepresentation or fraud, failure to register for employment or participate in the SNAP Employment and Training Program (Oklahoma SNAP Works), being a fleeing felon, failure to obtain […]
340:40-7-6 (c) When a household member is out of the home due to a temporary absence, he or she is still considered a household member as long as he or she intends to return to the home. Examples of temporary absence are: Hospitalization Incarceration Attending school Working or training away from home When one parent […]
When a child lives with each parent for part of the month Each parent’s eligibility is considered separately when joint or shared custody of a child occurs. Two cases should be set up if both parents qualify for subsidized child care benefits. The child is considered a member of each parent’s household. The worker only […]