Participants Living in the Household - Effecting Changes
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This section includes information about what happens when a budgetary unit member leaves the household or is added to the household.
Policy
Notification of a participant moving into the home may be reported by any of the following:
●The participant or authorized representative.
For cases subject to Standard Reporting, participants must report when any of the following occurs:
●The birth of a baby.
●The death of a participant (See Death of a Participant – Effecting Changes for policy and procedures.)
●When a participant moves into the home.
●When a participant moves out of the home.
NOTE Participants subject to Simplified Reporting are not required to report these changes.
For CA, deprivation of a child in the home may change when a parent moves in or out of the home or dies. For additional procedures, see Deprivation of a Dependent Child – Effecting Changes.
When FAA is notified that a participant moves in or out of the household, FAA reviews the income and resources to determine the impact of adding or removing the participant may have on the case.
When the change is verified, the participant is added to the case or removed from the case. (For guidelines regarding the appropriate month, see When to Effect Changes.)
NOTE For NA, when the participant or authorized representative reports a newborn to FAA, the newborn is added without additional verification. FAA addresses the information with the participant at the next renewal.
Verification
The participant has the primary responsibility for providing verification. (See Participant Responsibilities – Providing Verification for additional policy.)
Documents that may be used to verify who lives in the home (household composition) include, and are not limited to, any of the following:
●Lease Agreement.
●Completed Verification of Living Arrangements/Residential Address (FAA-0065A) form.
●Auto CADO Documentation on Newborn when all of the following are displayed on CADO:
The newborn’s date of birth (DOB), AHCCCS ID, sex, and name.
The mother’s AZTECS ID, Social Security Number, and name.
●The PMMIS Postback application in HEAplus.
●Statement from a landlord who is a non-relative to everyone in the budgetary unit.
●Statement from a non-relative.
NOTE Written statements must include the date it was written, name and address of the person providing the statement, a list of everyone in the home, the signature, and a contact number.
Legal Authorities
7 CFR 273.12(a)(1)(ii)
7 CFR 273.12(a)(1)(iii)
last revised 06/01/2026, effective 12/19/2025