Membership in the Assistance Unit and Filing Unit

An assistance unit is made up of those persons whose needs are used to determine eligibility and the grant amount, and who are eligible to receive benefits under TAFDC or EAEDC. All persons in the assistance unit must be included in the filing unit. A filing unit is made up of those persons whose income is used to determine the eligibility and grant amount for the assistance unit, regardless of whether they are included in the assistance unit. A household is the total group of persons who live together. The household may include persons who are not in the filing unit. In order for the assistance unit to be eligible for TAFDC or EAEDC, the filing unit may not have income, including income deemed to it, greater than the allowable limits for income defined in 106 CMR 704.210.