INCLUDE in the BG the following individuals who live in the AU's home:

  • all AU members
  • parents of BG children
  • spouse of a pregnant woman
  • ineligible aliens who meet all eligibility requirements except citizenship and enumeration
  • others who are within the degree of relationship and wish to be included
  • the unborn child(ren) of a pregnant woman
  • LIM recipients
  • members of the Newborn AU
EXCLUDE the following individuals from both the AU and the BG:
  • SSI recipients
  • parents of a pregnant minor applying as a pregnant woman
  • father of an unborn child who is not married to the pregnant woman
  • step-parents
  • minor sibling/half-sibling voluntarily excluded from the AU by the A/R
  • individuals who fail to apply for other financial benefits (application for SSI and TANF benefits are not required) for which they may be entitled (if the benefit is for a child, then exclude the child only, if the benefit is for an adult, then exclude the adult and all the children for whom the adult is financially responsible)
NOTE:  Pregnant women are not required to apply for other benefits and the BG for a pregnant woman cannot be adversely affected if an adult fails to apply for other benefits.