Household Size

The first step to finding out if your household income is within the limits for Behavioral Health Fund eligibility is to establish your household size. 

• Determine which category you (the applicant) are in:
  • I am an adult (18 years of age or older)
  • I am a minor (under 18 years of age) and a parent or guardian is applying on my behalf
  • I am a minor giving effective consent (Minnesota law allows minors to consent to substance use disorder treatment)

Minnesota Statutes 144.343

• For adults count each of the following people living in the same home/dwelling:
  • Yourself
  • Your spouse
  • Your minor-aged children, your spouse’s minor-aged children
    
    
• For minors count each the following people living in the same home/dwelling:
  • Yourself
  • Your parents (birth or adoptive)
  • Your minor-aged siblings
    
    
• For minors giving effective consent count each the following people living in the same home/dwelling:
  • Yourself

• Special considerations for household size:
  • For each currently pregnant household member, add one (+1) to your household size
  • When counting household members, include anyone in out-of-home placement if someone in the household is contributing to the cost of that placement

Now that you have determined your household size, you can move on to the next step:

How to determine your Household Income