Section 29-7802. APPLICANT UNIT  


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    7802.1The 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.

     

    7802.2The applicant unit shall include:

     

    (a) Minor and/or dependent children;

     

    (b) Persons related by full- or half- blood with legal responsibility for minor children in the household;

     

    (c)Persons related by legal adoption;

     

    (d)Persons related by marriage or domestic partnership, including stepchildren and unmarried parents of a common child who live together; and

     

    (e)Persons with a legal responsibility for an unrelated minor child or an unrelated adult with a disability.

     

    7802.3The applicant unit may include any person not included by § 7802.2, regardless of blood relationship, age, or marriage, whose history and statements reasonably demonstrate that the individuals intend to remain together as a family unit.

     

    7802.4A person temporarily away from home due to employment, school, hospitalization, 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 home on occasional weekends, holidays, school breaks, or during summer vacations.

     

authority

Sections 7(e) and 31 of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 (HSRA), effective October 22, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-35; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-753.01(e) and 4-756.02 (2012 Repl.)), and pursuant to Mayor's Order 2006-20, dated February 13, 2006, and Mayor's Order 2007-80, dated April 2, 2007.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 5273 (April 8, 2016).