Assistance Unit

Refugees who live together and meet the non-financial eligibility requirements for MRRP, as set forth in 121 CMR 2.400, shall be considered to be an assistance unit according to the following: (a) Each childless, unmarried adult 18 years of age or older is an assistance unit. (b) Each emancipated minor is an assistance unit. An emancipated minor is an individual younger than 18 years old who is married, divorced, or separated; has served in the armed forces; or has been emancipated by a court. (c) Each married couple having no dependent children is an assistance unit. (d) Dependent children younger than 18 years old, and their siblings or half-siblings who are dependent children, and their parents or adult caretakers are an assistance unit.