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Revision 15-4; Effective December 1, 2015
To determine a family unit, count the:
- MBIC applicant or recipient, and
- applicant's or recipient's parents living in the same household (see definition of parent in the Glossary), and
- applicant's or recipient's siblings (eligible or ineligible) living in the same household (see definition of sibling in the Glossary).
For a stepparent to be included in the family unit and the stepparent’s income to be considered in the budget group, a stepparent must:
- be the current spouse of a natural or adoptive parent, and
- live in the same household as the MBIC applicant or recipient and the natural or adoptive parent.
If neither a stepparent nor the stepparent's income is considered because these criteria are not met, do not consider a stepsibling or their income.