D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7802

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 29-7802 - [Effective until 1/15/2025] APPLICANT UNIT

7802.1

The applicant unit shall be composed of each individual who lives in the same household as the applicant and whose needs, assets, and income are combined to determine eligibility.

7802.2

To determine the household composition of the applicant unit, the Department shall consider individuals who live in the same physical housing unit as the applicant, including:

(a) Persons related by blood or legal adoption with legal responsibility for minor children in the household;

(b) Persons related by marriage or domestic partnership (as defined by Section 2(4) of the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992, effective June 11, 1992 (D.C. Law 9-114; D.C. Official Code §§ 32-701(4)), including stepchildren and unmarried parents of a common child who live together;

(c) Persons with a legal responsibility for an unrelated minor child or an unrelated adult with a disability;

(d) Any person not included by §§ 7802.2(a)-(c), regardless of blood relationship, age, or marriage, whose history and statements reasonably demonstrate that the individuals intend to remain together in the same household; and

(e) Children who live in the household for fifty percent (50%) or more of the time.

7802.3

A person temporarily away from home due to employment, school, hospitalization, legal proceedings, or vacation shall be considered to be living in the household. A minor child who is away at school is considered to be living in the household if he or she returns to the housing unit on occasional weekends, holidays, school breaks, or during summer vacations. For purposes of this section, "temporarily" means no more than six (6) months at a time.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7802

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 5273 (4/8/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 11691 (9/27/2024), exp. 1/15/2025 (Emergency)