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
For NA and CA 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.
Procedures
When a participant is added to or removed from a case, the participant with their income and resources must be reviewed to determine the effect adding or removing the participant may cause to the case.
Using the guidelines in the policy, redetermine eligibility and the current benefit level for the appropriate month. (For guidelines regarding the appropriate month, see When to Effect Changes.)
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
●Completed Newborn Information for CA/NA (X113) notice
●Auto CADO Documentation on Newborn when all of the following are displayed on CADO:
The DNB date of birth (DOB), AHCCCS ID, sex, and name of the newborn
The mother’s AZTECS ID, Social Security Number, and name
●Statement from a landlord who is a nonrelative to everyone in the budgetary unit.
●Statement from a nonrelative
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 07/15/2024