Originally Posted by
Counsellor
That was true in the past. Supposedly United is trying to cut back on abuse of this by more strictly enforcing the "family member/same address" criterion.
Not sure it's necessarily an abuse - I can easily see this happening with two spouses with MM, but only one that year with a top status, and they cascade to a child living in their household.
My question was really the underlying one which is an MM is able to pass along not just their own status but also a higher status they obtain via being a MM's designated companion.